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winch, prefer one without a lock or stop^ and also those 

 which are made to tie on the rod, because you can tie 

 on such to any sized joint or rod, or have them let in 

 a groove and fastened by brass ferules, which is not the 

 case with those made with a hoop and screw ; for if the 

 rod be too large to pass through the hoop, or the hoop 

 too large for the rod, much inconvenience is experien- 

 ced : those made to tie on may also be fixed to the 

 butt by brass ferules, which the tackle-makers provide. 

 Some Anglers keep their line on a wooden thumb- 

 winder, {see the Cut, Fig. 3,) and others use a bank 

 runner, (see the Cut, Fig. 2,) for the same purpose ; but 

 I prefer a winch, because I have my line and rod more 

 compact, and it enables me to troll over high sags, 

 rushes, bushes, &c. which are often met with about 

 the sides of rivers, and large pieces of water ; and un- 

 der the cover or shade of such places. Jack and Pike 

 are often found. 



The Angler, having provided himself with line, 

 winch, &c., should now fit up some traces, {see the 

 Cut, Figs. 4 and 5,) or get his tackle-maker to do it 

 for him, in the following manner : take two pieces of 

 gimp, about ten inches each in length, and join them 

 together very neatly and strong, with a box swivel j 

 then tie on at one end of the gimp a hook swivel, and 

 at the other end make a loop of the gimp 3 observe-— 

 the hook swivel should be made very strong, particu- 

 larly the hook part of it, because, in putting on and 

 off the loop of gimp to which the hook or hooks are 

 tied. Anglers, from the hurry of the moment, some- 



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