58 SEA-FISH. 
fish on the ground, which bears the whole weight 
of the pierced lead, through which runs the line. 
As I said above, the variations on these simple 
models are infinite. The 
paternoster, the crude 
form of which was used 
by the monks of old to 
i catch their pike and 
perch, has been invested 
in its new surroundings 
with arms of brass, 
cane, or even whalebone, 
all with the object of 
keeping the hooks clear 
of the mainline, as well 
as with patent swivels, 
interchangeable leads 
and a number of other 
dignities unknown in 
| less pretentious days. 
The leger (which in 
| the vocabulary 
| ree ae the Thames 
barbel-fisher means little 
more than a split bullet, 
PATERNOSTER ATTACHMENTS, 
or coffin-shaped lead, through which the line can 
pass freely from the angler, its progress in the 
opposite direction being checked by a large split 
