IMPROVEMENTS IN ANGLING INSTRUMENTS. 45 



honorable dealer, and " they are all honorable, because they 

 are all faithful anglers." 



ARTIFICIAL BAITS 



Are made to imitate Nature so closely, that it is sometimes 

 difficult to distinguish between the imitation and the natural. 

 The trolling minnow is made of plated metal and silver, so 

 as to imitate the original, and can be used, as are the spoon 

 and other trolling devices, with scarlet feathers or worsted ; 

 and, with every variety of flies, can be had of quality to 

 please the most fastidious fish or fisher. 



The ponderating or adjustable sinker, made in several 

 parts to screw together, is an improvement, angler to change 

 the weight of his lead without detaching it from his line, is 

 an improvement worthy of notice. 



HOOKS. 



These little indispensable articles of the angler's outfit 

 have been introduced by the manufacturers of this country 

 and Europe in a variety of new styles. A form called the 

 Sproat-bend, imported from England, finds much favor with 

 some ; while the Kinsey or Pennsylvania hook is preferred 

 by others. They are both excellent in shape, and approach 

 nearly in form and style the original O'Shaughuessy hook, 

 which if drawn out with the hammer and properly tempered, 

 as described on page 27, may be considered the neplus ultra. 

 For fine fishing, for salmon or trout, the expense of this lit- 

 tle article of equipment should be a secondary consideration 

 — the best is the cheapest ; the form, such as fancy or expe- 

 rience may dictate. 



