72 TACKLE FOR SEA-FISHING. [PART 1. 
and with lines, “chopsticks,” &c. fine in proportion. 
The result was that we caught some four or five 
dozen good pout, &c. between us, while the boat- 
man did not succeed in catching one single fish 
of any sort or kind. And it must not be supposed 
that his time was taken up with baiting our hooks; 
—we preferred doing that for-ourselves. 
There is perhaps no better form of tackle for 
general use in Sea-fishing than that commonly 
adopted of two “chopsticks” fastened at right 
angles, or nearly so, to each other, and having the 
plummet affixed to them at the point of junction, 
They should be about eight or nine inches long, 
the best material for them being perhaps whale- 
bone, or really good tough wood, such as hickory. 
Stout brass wire however answers the purpose 
very fairly. This may be run through the upper 
part of the plummet, and the two ends, after giving 
each a half-turn round it, bent at right angles to 
each other. The object of having the chopsticks 
set at an angle instead of in a straight line is to 
make them hang steadily when the tide is run- 
ning. They would otherwise be apt to turn round. 
When trying for heavy fish—Hake for instance— 
with a large bait, it is better to dispense with 
chopsticks altogether and use a single hook. At 
