The sea-fisherman: comprising the chief methods of hook and line fishing in the British and other seas, and remarks on nets, boats, and boatingProfusely illustrated with woodcuts on leads, baited hooks, nets and boats, etc., and detailed descriptions of the same . pieceof almost any fresh fish, whichshould be first scaled and thebackbone removed ; for instance,a Chad about six inches in lengthmakes a good bait, which beingfirst scaled, enter the knife at thetail, and cut up to within an inchof the head ; do so on the otherside, and remove the backbonewith the back fin, and cut offalso the pect
The sea-fisherman: comprising the chief methods of hook and line fishing in the British and other seas, and remarks on nets, boats, and boatingProfusely illustrated with woodcuts on leads, baited hooks, nets and boats, etc., and detailed descriptions of the same . pieceof almost any fresh fish, whichshould be first scaled and thebackbone removed ; for instance,a Chad about six inches in lengthmakes a good bait, which beingfirst scaled, enter the knife at thetail, and cut up to within an inchof the head ; do so on the otherside, and remove the backbonewith the back fin, and cut offalso the pectoral fins ; give thehead a blow or two with the leadto soften it somewhat, and enter-ing the point of the hook downthe throat of the fish, bring itout at the gills, now turn it overand pass it through the fishcrossways. If your bait fish beeight inches or more in length,cut it in two diagonally, andmake two baits of it. Fig. 48 is an illustration of ahook baited with the tail halfof a small Whiting, Mackerel, orother fish. The tail fin beingcut off and the bait split half-way up, the backbone is to bedissected out thus far, the pointof the hook is then to be enteredat the tail-end, threaded down by the backbone, and broughtout as shown in the woodcut. N 2. Fig. 48.—Hook baited with the tailhalf of a small Whiting or otherfish. 180 THE CONGER. If you are just clear of the rocks your leads should rest onthe ground, but if not you must haul up sufficient to keep thehooks clear. Large quantities of Congers are also taken withbulters or long lines, fitted with two or three hundred of an inch is a good thickness for the back line of aConger-trot, and a very stout brass or copper swivel should bespliced into it at every twenty fathoms, which will be foundvery convenient for taking out kinks. It should be wellwetted, stretched, and dried before use. (See Trot andTrot-Basket and Hook-Holder,p. 143.) The snoods shouldbe three feet long and nine feet apart: a swivel on e
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