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night, the trimmers may be set as for pickerel, or the night- 
line as described above. 
BOTTOM FISHING FOR COMMON TROUT, LAKE TROUT, 
AND SEA TROUT. 
The bottom-rod for trouting should be at least 17 feet - 
long, and should be, in fact, similar to that described above 
as the trolling-rod for pickerel. An ordinary trouting- 
reel and reel line are sufficient for the purpose; and the 
casting line should have six lengths of good single gut, 
slightly stained with brown or brownish green by means 
of common black or green tea. No silk should be used at 
“the knots, but the simple angler’s knot should be employed. 
The hook for trout best adapted for the worm is No. 3 or 
4, and for the minnow, according to the kind of fishing 
adopted. When the hook is intended for the worm, it 
ought to be whipped on to the gut with crimson silk, as the 
dark silk usually employed alters the color of the trans- 
parent worm, and deters the trout from taking the bait. 
Shot, or lead in some form, is required, in order to sink 
the bait, and its weight should depend upon the strength 
of the current. Swan-shot answers best for this purpose, 
and, more or less, must be applied at the discretion of the 
angler, when by the water-side he ascertains the rate of 
the current. A float will sometimes, though not always, 
be needful, and may be either of cork or swan-quill, the 
latter being to be preferred. The hooks for spinning- 
tackle are similar to those described at page 390, and the 
gorge-hook will be found treated of at page 392. 
