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50 best's art of angling. ^ 



He seldom refuses the red-zcorm in April^ llie 

 cadis in May, or the grasshopper m June, July, 

 and August. You must angle for him with a 

 strong rod and line, a quill tloat, and strong gut 

 at bottom; the liook in the medium of size ; be- 

 ins: a leather-mouthed fish he seldom breaks his 

 hold, if your tackle is strong and you play him 

 properly. But whenever you intend to fish for 

 him particularly, and in good earnest, over 

 night lay in a ground-bait of garbage; as 

 chicken's guts, blood mixed with cowdung, or 

 any coarse paste; also ale grains and blood in- 

 corporated with clay, and at the same time that 

 you throw^ any of these ground baits in, plumb 

 the ground to two depths, (tor it is best to angle 

 for carps with two rods,) one about mid-water, 

 the other four or five inches from the ground. 

 The next morning lay your lines in very cauti- 

 ously and success will attend you. Gentles arc 

 very good bait for the carp, also a paste made 

 of honey and bread, and one made with bread 

 and w^ater alone tinctured with red lead, but 

 nothing in my opinion beats a green pea, par- 

 boiled, having killed more w^ith that than any 

 other bait. 



The Cai'p is one of the naturalized fish in 

 England, having been introduced here by 

 Leonard Maschal, about the year 1514, to whom 

 the English are also indebted for that excellent 

 apple the pepin. The many good things which 

 this island wanted before that period, are 

 enumerated thus: 



Turkies, Carps, Hops, Pickrel, and Beer, ' 

 Carae all into England in one year. 



Polish Prussia is the chief seat of the carp (they 

 abound in the rivers and lakes of that countrv, 



