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bright metal trolls, not one Spanish mackerel in ten thousand 
will pay the least regard to them. Having ascertained that 
they feed on several kinds of fishes, the squid-makers have 
recently obtained some data to work from, and the following 
are the latest and most captivating samples. 
SPANISH MACKEREL SqQuips. 
A. Artificial squid or bait, made of Britannia metal, block tin, 
or German silver. The hooks of all trolls should be tinned 
or silver-plated. The shank of the hook extends through 
the squid, and forms an eye to attach a trolling-line. Feath- 
ers extend beyond the bend of the hook to form the tail 
of the gar-eel. The form of the squid is tapering, cylin- 
drical, and about five inches long exclusive of the hook. It 
should be kept polished as bright as possible, and is a very 
taking lure. <A tail of red ibis feathers would probably be 
the most attractive. 
B. Squid as bright as polished silver, inlaid with pieces of 
pearl, and intended to represent a seca-shiner, about five 
inches long besides the hook. The line is attached by a 
hole in the end, and at the other there are several small 
feathers from the red ibis. The shape of the body is half 
as thick as it is wide, and in order to render it as ponder- 
ous as possible for its size, it is best to cast it of lead over 
the hook, then plate it with copper, and plate or wash it 
with silver. Spanish mackerel do not generally feed on 
fish as large as the bluefish bait, and it is therefore impor- 
