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that Is to kill every fish that touches it, is like 

 a pill which is to cure every complaint to 

 which flesh is heir ; — both the bait and the pill 

 may kill some. But the baits contained in 

 Plates I. and III. are as nearly perfect as I can 

 contrive them ; the skill of the angler must do 

 the rest. I am, nevertheless, quite ready to 

 adopt improvements — when demonstrated to 

 be not mere innovations, or crude, untried 

 fancies. 



The Grasshopper is not only available in 

 Grayling fishing, but I have killed with it 

 Trout, Jack, Perch, and Eels. Indeed, so 

 good a bait do I consider it for Jack, that I 

 have always one in my Grasshopper box, tied 

 on Gimp. 



In explanation of Plate III., we will begin 

 with fig. 1., which is thus made : — 



A piece of thin brass wire is doubled, having 

 a small eye for the admission of the gut 

 (vide fig. 5.). This wire is passed through a 

 piece of lead, varying in length from one to 

 two inches, and so pressed upon the wire as 

 to prevent it from turning round ; the wire 



