fish is once properly hooked, of course you can make him se- 

 cure if you have got a cable for a line ; but, believe me, you can 

 never angle well nor successfully with a thick line. Tou may 

 require to .throw your bait a great distance from you, and after 

 you have done so you must play it in such a way as to tempt a 

 fish to bite whether hungry or not ; and, let me assure you, you 

 can neither do the one nor the other with a great stout line. 

 A line made wholly of good silk, well plaited, is the best for 

 Pike fishing. Eifty yards of such a line ought to weigh no 

 more than three quarters of an ounce ; and if it is well made 

 you can kill with it the largest fish that swim iu fresh water. 



Fupil. — One question more, good fisherman, and then I go. 

 What tackle is the best to use for Pike fishing ? 



Professor. — Take your time, my young friend, I have not 

 done with your initiation yet. Tbere are many kinds of tackle 

 used, and Anglers differ very much as to which is best. Many 

 allege that the dead gorge, or trolling tackle, is the most killing, 

 but that is mere "bosh," and those who hold that opinion are 

 very much mistaken. The principal Pike fishing tackles are : 



The spring or dead snap. 



The dead gorge or trolling, 



The saddle or live snap, 



The live bait or gorge. 



The spinning or dead snap, 

 and 



Single hook spinning. 

 I have tried and proved all the above, and my opinion is that 

 the best of the lot is the spinning or dead snap ; the next 

 best being the live bait or gorge. These two kinds will be 

 found to surpass every other description of tackle invented for 

 capturing Pike. Many Anglers will, I know, be unwilling to 

 concur in my opinion ; but I will just relate how I convinced a 

 brother of the angle of the correctness of my belief. Taking 

 a fancy for a day's Pike fishing, I started off for the river 

 with my rod in my hand and a few dead b^its in my pocket. 

 The wind was to 'my mind, and the water was in fine condition. 



