296 Fisnine ry American WATERS. 
ty pound bluefish, would make the line hum some. But how 
would it be with a hundred and twenty pound bonetta? I 
have taken large striped bass by trolling for thém on the Se- 
connet River with a bone squid covered with white linen, out 
of which I formed the tail. The squid played by means of a 
brass swivel. All swivels should be of brass or copper, even 
if silver-plated atterward. Steel swivels rust. The leathern 
satchel for carrying hooks, screw-driver, pincers, porpoisc-oil, 
and all the appliances necessary for use in mending rod, reel, 
or any part of tackle, should be framed with brass, Water- 
proof canvas satchels are better than the leathern, and in 
them hooks and other anglers’ implements will take no in- 
jury. Water-proof canvas is also preferable to leather for 
gaiters, and for boat-fishing they are preferable for shoes. I 
prefer Russia leather boots for wear when trolling off the 
coast, as the spinous dorsal and pectoral fins of some fishes 
are sharp and strong enough to pierce any kind of cloth. 
Foreigners have frequently swindled the anglers of this 
country by attaching hooks of inferior quality to spinning 
haits; but the domestic competition in the fishing-tackle 
business has become so strong that first-rate tackle of all 
kinds can be had at home; and the Buel feathered trolling- 
spoon, and those of M‘Harg, are the best in the world for 
taking the principal fishes of our lakes and rivers. The sam- 
ples which I submit for the use of anglers on American wa- 
ters are supposed to be the best in use. Those just referred 
to I know are. Ifa plain spoon is used, it sliould be of sil- 
ver outside and copper on the concave side. 
HACKETT’S SPINNING-TACKLE, CORK, IRELAND. 
This piece of spinning-tackle was noticed in the London 
Fierp, and J think it a very good rig for trolling with a live 
minnow for maskinongé, glass-eyed pike, black and Oswego 
bass, pickerel, and the numerous lake and river fishes which 
delight in spoon victuals or captivating artificial lures. 
In baiting, put the large hook in at the mouth, and run the 
