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and which is accomplished by means of the hole, 

 the position of which has been just described. 



That in these instances, as well as in the 

 former, the gut will wear out by friction against 

 the brass, and the hooks then come close to the 

 body, there can be no doubt. What then ? — 

 Use fresh sets ; and never be induced to go to 

 the river without several, ready prepared, for 

 replacing those that have become so far worn 

 out. 



The greater your sport, the more frequently 

 should you change the tackle ; for the struggling 

 of the fish materially aids in fraying the gut. 



.There is one very important fact connected 

 with angling, and most peculiarly conspicuous 

 in Minnow-fishing, which may as well be men- 

 tioned here. It is this, — that with change of 

 colour, you will frequently kill a fish that you 

 have missed, and consequently startled, by a 

 bait of a different hue. If you try him with 

 the same colour with which you previously 

 deceived him, that previous deception will not 

 soon be forgotten ; and he will therefore keep 



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