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have often filled my basket, when others, less care- 

 ful, have hardly killed a Fish. 



When you use a Minnow, as a bait for spinning, it 

 will sometimes want a little bending or curving near 

 the tail, to make it spin freely ; this, with attention, 

 the young Angler may soon acquire the art of, but it 

 should be noticed, the straiter the Minnow or Bleak 

 lays on the hook, the better, as it appears most natural ; 

 yet, if it will not spin well, it must be bent. Always 

 choose a white bright Minnow, in preference to a 

 large big-bellied one ; but if you bait with a Bleak, 

 let it be one of a middling size 3 recollect, that unless 

 your baits are perfectly fresh and sweet, you must 

 not expect to kill a Trout. These hooks, swivels, 

 &c., for spinning, may be purchased at the principal 

 fishing-tackle shops, ready fitted for the use of such 

 Anglers who do not choose to take the trouble, or 

 have not the leisure, to prepare them. 



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