BAIT-FISHING. 439 
4th. Tue Leaver anp Train or Hooxs.—This word 
“leader” goes against my grain. The old familiar 
English-Irish sound of “ casting-line,” has a charm for my 
ear, equalled only by the still silent noise of 
“ Ballynahinch or Costello’s fowing waters.” 
But let leader go for trolling. 
Most trollers use twisted gut for a leader, with a small 
swivel attached to one end. The other end is fastened ta 
the reel-line, either by loop or knot, but a knot is by far 
preferable. The leader should be two yards long—some 
good and old hands use three yards. I never use twisted 
gut. I prefer a leader_of good round salmon-gut. 
The train of hooks is attached to the eye of the 
swivel, at the end of the leader. The train is made of five 
hooks, and made on the very best and most perfect gut, 
single. The strand upon which the hooks are tied, is 
fastened by a knot to another -equally strong and perfect 
strand, which is fastened by a loop to a swivel at the end 
of the leader. Thus you have the rod, reel, line, leader, 
and train of hooks. Perhaps a sketch of the train of 
hooks will be better than an explanation. Here it is: 
This train, it will be seen, is made of five hooks. 
The lip-hook should be a size or two smaller than the tail- 
hooks—say No. 5 for the tail, No. 6 for the middle, and 
No. 7 for the lip. These hooks are joined shank to shank, 
