SILVER SHINER AND GOLDEN CHUB 



water, the fish taking the lure viciously but rarely 

 jumping into the air. 



The proper tackle for surface troUing consists 

 of a twelve-thread Ashaway cotton line, to which 

 is attached a strong four-ply three-foot gut leader. 

 On the leader you fasten one or two buckshot six 

 inches apart. Use a good multiplying reel, and an 

 eight-ounce rod, not longer than eight feet. If 

 the trout run big, the large shiner is most seducing 

 to them. It all depends upon the locality which 

 bait is best, the silver or the gold; though I think 

 they will strike viciously at both. 



The deep-water troU requires more elaborate 

 tackle than that used in surface fishing. Attach 

 to the end of the reel hne a cone-shaped sinker from 

 three to sixteen ounces in weight, the size being 

 dependent on the character of the bottom and the 

 style of fishing preferred. If the bottom is jagged 

 in shape,, the line should be strong and the sinker 

 comparatively small. The same holds good on 

 smooth bottoms when fishing "slow and far off." 

 If you prefer fishing with a short line, the sinker 

 must be heavy. Few troUers use a rod: the line 

 held in the hand enables you to be more sensitive 

 to the slightest touch of the lead on the bottom, as 

 your boatman rows slowly and regularly along. 

 Nevertheless, a rod is much more valuable in play- 

 ing the fish. 



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