. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. FLY-riSIIINO. 489. No. 8.—DountK Oorob Hook. No. 9.—Baitinu First, then, we will describe what is called a Kill-Devil, vide Fig. 1. This is made of lead, shaped out something fish-ways. At tlie thick end it has u loop of wire soldered into it; at the fine end, another wire passed over a triangvilar piece of horn to form the tail. This wire is either soldered into the lead or firmly whipped to it; a piece of br
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. FLY-riSIIINO. 489. No. 8.—DountK Oorob Hook. No. 9.—Baitinu First, then, we will describe what is called a Kill-Devil, vide Fig. 1. This is made of lead, shaped out something fish-ways. At tlie thick end it has u loop of wire soldered into it; at the fine end, another wire passed over a triangvilar piece of horn to form the tail. This wire is either soldered into the lead or firmly whipped to it; a piece of broad silver tinsel, with largish silver twist on each side of it is now secured at the tail; a very thick crimson floss silk is warped on closely over the lead; the silver tinsel is then wrapped on with a silver twist on each side of it, and close to it. The whole is tied closely at the head, and your Devil is made. Now it only remains to attach the hooks to it. These are set on gut, as in No. 2. First, a and ft, being separate from the rest, three hooks back to back on 6, two hooks ditto on a. At c there is a small loop which is inserted into the eye in the head of the Devil d. a is shorter than b, and hangs below the Devil about the shoulders, p hangs on the opposite side, about where it is repre- sented, e is tied down just above the tail. / and ff are beyond it. The Kill-Devil is an excellent bait for Trout; quite as good as a live Minnow. Strike the moment yoa feel a touch. No. 3 is an Artificial Flexible Minnow. It is composed of cotton wool cased over with India-rubber, and painted to represent a min- now. The hooks are precisely similar to the " Kill-Devil," and set on in the same way, except that the long gut, I, is passed clear through the body at a, instead of being fostened at the tail. This is an admir- able invention of late years, and a most undeniable killer. I have successfully used one against three men using the Live Minnow in the same boat, and
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