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yoii will keep a tight line, your rod will play 

 witli every stroke the fish makes, and you will 

 easily land him with your net. 



Hods lor roach, dace, te«ch, chub, bream, and 

 carp, shonld not have the top so gentle as those 

 fur the fly, but prett}' stiff, that the rod may ex- 

 actlv answer the motion of the hand. Koacli 

 and dace only nibble, and if you strike not in 

 that very moment (especially if you fish with 

 paste or any tender bait), you miss them because 

 the top is too pliant. 



1 with pleasure recommend the angler to that 

 of Mr. William March, of Fleet-street. 



Jingling Line, To make this line, first note, 

 that you are to take care that your hair be round 

 and clear, and free from galls,, scales, or frets ; 

 for a Well-chosen, even, clear round hair, of a 

 kind of glass-colour, will prove as strong as tnree 

 uneven scabby hairs; then put them in watex 

 for a quarter of an hour, w hen made into lengths, 

 and you will thereby find which of them shrink ; 

 then twist them over again ; some in the twisting 

 intermingle silk, which is erroneous, yet a line of 

 all silk may do pretty well, though I prefer hair in 

 every mode of angling, except trolling, and then 

 a silk line is best. Now the best colours for 

 lines are sorrel, white, and grey ; the two las 

 colours for clear waters, and the first for muddy 

 waters, neither is the pale watery green despica- 

 ble, which is made thus; put a pint of strong 

 allum water; half a pound of soot, a small quan- 

 tity of juice of Wrilnut leaves, in a pipkin, boil 

 them about half an hour then tak^ it off the 

 fire, and when it is cold sleep your hair in it ; 

 or else boil an hantlful of marygold flowers, with 

 a quart of alum water, till a yellow scum arises, 

 then take half a pound of green copperas, with 



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