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larly proper when the water is shallow. On this subject, 
Salter says : 1 In the summer months, when the water gets 
low and bright, from a continuance of dry weather, I have 
found, when I used traces made of the choicest twisted gut, 
instead of gimp, and hooks also tied to twisted gut, that I 
have killed more jack and pike, either when trolling with the 
gorge, or live-bait fishing, than I could if I used gimp. This, 
you are to observe, is only during tho summer, when jack 
and pike are not much on tho feed, and the water is very 
bright— -they seem shy of coarse tackle ; but not so in winter 
and spring, for they are then well on the feed and the water 
is generally somewhat discolored, at which time and seasons 
I believe jack and pike would take a baited hook if it was 
tied to a clothes’ line or rope.” 
Another mode of taking the pike is by baiting with a 
small fish on the gorge-hook, which Holland says is “ either a 
double or single hook, fixed on a twisted brass wire, and loaded 
on the shank with lead, to which is attached a piece of gimp, 
eight or ten inches long, at the end of which is a small loop. 
To bait this hook you must have a brass needle, about seven 
inches long; put the loop of the gimp in tho eye or small 
curve of the needle ; then put the point of the needle in at 
the mouth of the fish, and bring it out at his tail ; bring the 
gimp and wire along with it, the lead being fixed in the belly 
of the bait fish, and the hook or hooks lying close to the out- 
side of the mouth; then turn the points of the hooks towards 
his eyes, if a double hook, but if a single one, directly in a 
line with his belly ; next tie the fish’s tail to the arming wire 
very neatly with a strong thread. To the line on your reel 
you must attach a gimp trace 24 inches long, having a swivel 
at each end, and one in the middle. The spring-swivel at 
the end of your line, is to be hooked on the loop of your 
baited trace, and you are ready for sport. 
“ When you are thus prepared, drop in your bait lightly 
