This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...one wounded, is far more likely to be the victim than a dace or small chub in the full jxjwer of its strength and swiftness. I find that a spinning bait which travels in all sorts of curious ways to be the most attractive; in fact, as; just said, the more it looks like a disabled and wounded fish the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...one wounded, is far more likely to be the victim than a dace or small chub in the full jxjwer of its strength and swiftness. I find that a spinning bait which travels in all sorts of curious ways to be the most attractive; in fact, as; just said, the more it looks like a disabled and wounded fish the more likely is the jack to follow it. A dace in full health and strength when startled will shoot through the water like a flash, and Mr. Pike has sense enough to know that it is a lot of trouble to openly pursue that quarry, whereas a wounded one in trying to swim away from danger will turn from side to side and make all sorts of curious curves and twists in its endeavours to reach a place of safety. In my opinion and experience I find that the nearer we can approach this motion the more likely are we to attract the attention of the pike. Some spinning flights are made with three or four treble hooks and fixed in the bait all down one side; and most likely these hooks are three or four sizes too big. In a flight of this description it is very nearly necessary that the bait should turn over rapidly, so that the rank arming of hooks is not presented too glaring to the pike. I have never yet found that large sized hooks and too many of them are an advantage, rather the reverse. I have often wondered why the makers of tackle should recommend these treble hooks for spinning to be so big. The simpler the flight the more chance has the spinner, especially on those days when the pike are not in a very taking humour. Sometimes they will dash at almost anything, and lay hold with such right good will that it is almost impossible to miss them; but these chances do not often occur. Nowadays they are getting so very cautious and cunning, especially where...
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