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THE GOLDEN EIVEE. 
tages; but whatever you do, avoid triangles, 
unless you want to get smashed. Use large 
single hooks. The old-fashioned blue coloured 
ones are best by far, not those modern smart 
looking bronze creatures, which are much too 
highly tempered. Let them be eyed with a 
strong eye. You can either have one single 
hook at the head, or two at the tail. If at the 
head it should be of such a size that the bend 
hangs well clear of the tail of the spoon : for a 
two and three-quarter inch spoon, this means a 
hook about 8/0. For the metal strip use a hook 
about 10/0, and as this will not reach the tail, 
it should be fastened to the top ring by an inch 
or so of double twisted piano wire. 
The other method of arming is by two single 
hooks fastened to a ring at the tail, the ring, 
of course, being made of doubled wire. Thread 
the hooks on back to back. They can be smaller, 
about 7/0 for the copper spoon, and 8/0 for the 
metal strip. You will find this bait looks 
attractive in the water, for as it spins the two 
hooks fan out and give you a copper fish with 
a blue tail. On the whole, however, I prefer 
the single hook at the head. Always carry a 
file or whetstone and keep your hooks as sharp 
as needles. 
There are, of course, many other ways of 
arming, and after a bit you will find your own 
and believe in no other. If I am dogmatic, it 
is only from desire to be short. 
