Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 162
spring 142 of the eel until the point of the hook protrudes at a point between one and two inches from the tip of the tail. The sinker, a split buck-shot, should be fastened to the snell … thread or fine twine. Fig. 102.— The Eel-Tail Bait. Now turn the skin down again so that it comes about half-way between the gathered end of the skin at the top and the point of the hook at the bottom. With a needle and some strong, well- waxed thread sew the edge of the skin to the body bait. You…
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