their fish in that way, waiting as pa¬ 
tiently at the hole as a cat does at a 
mouse hole. 
The sport fisherman catches his salmon 
with rod and line. The rod is made of 
light wood or metal. The line is a long 
strong cord or fine wire that is wound 
around a spool on the rod. This spool 
is called a reel. 
On the end of the line is a very strong 
hook, and here the fisherman fixes his 
bait. If he is fishing in the sea or in a 
lake, where the salmon are still eating, 
he baits the hook with pieces of herring, 
or some other inviting food. If he is 
fishing in streams, where the salmon 
are on the way to the spawning ground 
and will not eat, he must attract them 
in some other way. He may do it with 
a flat round piece of shining metal called 
a spoon, or with a brightly-painted piece 
of wood or metal called a plug. Or he 
may use a spinner with gay-colored 
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