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angling for or killing one ; I generally make it a 

 practice, after having killed a brace or two of Chub, 

 in a hole or swim, to move to another place, the haunt 

 of Chub, and to a third j then returning to the first, 

 and so on : those, who follow such a plan, will be re- 

 warded for the extra trouble they may have taken. 



When angling for Chub, where you have reason to 

 expect heavy Fish, and the water is clear of trees, 

 heavy weeds, &c., use such a rod, winch, and running 

 tackle, as recommended for Barbel fishing in the 

 river Lea, and single gut-line, quill float, and hook. 

 No. 8 or 9. Strike the moment you perceive a bite, 

 and give plenty of line to let him run freely, for the 

 Chub, immediately it is hooked, generally runs furi- 

 ously to some heavy weed, or to the middle, or oppo- 

 site side of the river or pool, without stopping ; there- 

 fore it is necessary to give plenty of line, otherwise 

 your Fish will break away in the first instance, which 

 they generally do when you hook a heavy one, and 

 are without a winch, or the winch locked. Chub are 

 not so game a fish as the Barbel, for, after his first or 

 second effort, in running, and a few plunges, you may 

 venture to look at him, and, soon after, bring him to 

 the shore or landing netj but if you are fishing for Chub 

 between the stumps, roots, or close to the branches of 

 willows, &c., which frequently hang over and touch, 

 or grow under the water, places where Chub love to 

 lay, especially in cold weather, you should use a 

 stronger line, of a manageable length, without a winch, 

 and the moment you strike a fish, at all hazards, hold 



