SEA-RODS, REELS, AND VARIOUS TACKLES. 63 
having the unquestionable advantage of enabling a 
lazy man to row at the slowest possible pace. For, 
obviously, with a heavy lead it is necessary to move 
at a speed of two or three knots an hour in order 
to keep the lead from sinking to the rocks ; whereas 
with no lead at all, it is only needful to keep the 
craft just moving. I only fish in this way, I should 
add, just before and after sunset, when the 
pollack are playing close to the surface ; but those 
who pursue this method earlier in the day, when 
the sun is high, will have to use some, often much, 
lead to sink the bait to the greater depth at which 
the fish then feed. 
The choice then lies between some kind of pipe- 
lead, or the more usual boat-shaped arrangement, 
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Pire Leap. SENSITIVE PirE LEAD. Boat-sHAPED Leap. 
JaRDINE’s LEAD. 
and I must say I prefer the former, and several at 
intervals, in preference to one of several ounces 
The clip arrangement, alluded to above, would 
meet the difficulty admirably. Jardine’s spirally- 
