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wards, which may be got at any of the fishing tackle 

 shops, made for the purpose ; thus prepared, cast 

 the baits into the water gently ; let them sink to the 

 bottom, and then keep raising them a few inches 

 from the ground, and dropping them again, until you 

 have a bite, which is easily perceived, as the Eel tugs 

 very strongly : be as expert as possible, and, at the 

 same time, steady in raising your line, so that your 

 Fish, in dropping off, may fall into the boat. Im- 

 mense numbers are taken by this method. During 

 the hot weather, always fish or bob in shoal, or 

 rather shallow water, and out of the stream 5 dur- 

 ing the night most are taken, but they will lay hold 

 freely in the day time. Rivers, in which the tide 

 flows, afford the best success, particularly during ebb- 

 tide. — ^Note, those who will take the additional trouble 

 of threadling red worms instead of any others, will 

 increase their sport four-fold. 



Spearing and Sniggling or BrogUng for Eels. 



By sniggling, many good Eels are taken in rivers 

 and other waters, during the Spring and Summer 

 months; they are also taken by spearing, which is 

 done by striking or jobbing the spear among weeds 

 and soft sandy bottoms of rivers, ponds, and ditches 3 

 many fine Eels are procured by this method. Those 

 spears are sold at all the fishing tackle shops, and 

 are known by the name of Eel-spears. 



