140 THE ANGLER S GUIDE. 



baited hooks to the large stout line, about three feet 

 a-part, with a slip draw knot, when the hooks will 

 hang free from each other j then fasten the other end 

 of the large line to another brick, or clump of turf, 

 and all is ready to cast or lay in the water. — Note, 

 Eels will run and take a bait at night from March until 

 the latter end of November, unless when the moon 

 shines very bright, during which nights the Angler 

 had better keep his lines and baits in store for dark 

 nights, especially the first week of a new moon, and 

 the last of an old one, at which time he will do well 

 to lay his lines every night. 



To cast in Chain Lines, and take them up. 



If the nights are cold, cast your line in so that it 

 will lay near the side of or under the bank, rather 

 than in a shallow, or current, because the Eels can i 

 then see the bait, and take it close to their holes, for 

 they will not move or run far, during cold nights. 

 When you lay chain lines in running waters, cast in 

 the first brick up the stream, the other down ; the 

 current will then keep the hooks hanging free from 

 each other. 



When you come to take up chain lines, you 

 must first provide yourself with stout drag hooks 

 (sold at all the fishing-tackle shops) fastened to plenty 

 of strong cord ; throw in the hooks over the part 

 where you have placed the line in the water, and draW 

 it to the shore. Single lines may be drawn in by the 

 hand, or taken in by a forked stick, or trimmer rod. 



