TACKLE, ETC. FOK ANGLING. 3 



Bream, keep from twenty to thirty yards of fine platted 

 silk line, called running line or tackle, which you pass 

 through the rings on the rod, and join with a slip knot 

 to the gut line. Note — in trolling and bottom fish- 

 ing the winch should be fastened to the butt of the 

 rod about ten inches from the bottom thereof: in fly 

 fishing about half the distance. 



Plummets for taking the depth 5 



Baiting-needles for Trout and Jack fishing ; 



Disgorgers for small Fish and Jack j 



Clearing rings ; 



Drag hooks ; 



Split shot ; 



Two or three leger leads 5 



A pair of pliers, for putting shot on a line j 



Caps for floats ; 



Landing net, fixed to a handle or to fit a rod ; ano- 

 ther sort described in the Appendix. 



Kettle for carrying live bait ; 



A drum net to keep fish alive in while you are an- 

 gling; 



A pannier or basket to carry ground-bait, fish, &c. 

 Gentle boxes ; and bags for worms ; and also a large 

 spoon made of horn, such as grocers use when weigh- 

 ing moist or brown sugar; — for the use of which see 

 Chap. V. . , . 



A piece of India rubber ; — for the use of which see 

 the Appendix. 



Book or case of artificial flies, moths, &c. and ma- 

 terials for making the same 3 it is also necessary for 



