THE TROLLKR S D \Y. 211 



CHAP. VIII. 



THE TROLLEr's DAY J 



Accompanied with Directions how and where to place the 

 Winch on the Rod — To cast the Baited Gorge-hook — To 

 take Jack or Pike — To land and unhook them, &;c. 



About ten o'clock^ the latter end of the month of Oc- 

 tober, 1818, the weather bemg very favourable for 

 trolling, and the water of a good colour, I walked to 

 the river Lea; w^here, by appointment, I met a young 

 Angler, with a haversack slung over his shoulder, a 

 troUing-rod under his arm, and, in his pocket, a book 

 of trolling- tackle fsee the Cut, Fig. 2, Chap. I.J, con- 

 sisting of hooks of various sizes, baiting-needles, silk, 

 thread, a disgorger, scissars, &c. ; also a box, with 

 half a dozen bait-fish in it, well sprinkled with bran ; 

 and inside his jacket (on the left-hand side) he had 

 placed a landing-hook (the point of which was stuck 

 fast into a cork, to prevent it accidentally injuring 

 him in case of a slip or fall), fixed to a telescope- 

 jointed rod. Some Anglers hang the hook through a 

 button-hole, on the left-hand side of their coat or 

 jacket, always taking care to secure the point from 

 injuring them. My young friend was waiting very 

 anxiously for my arrival. On looking at my watch, I 

 found it not yet quite the time we agreed to meet ; 

 \\ however, perceiving his impatience to wet a line, I 

 spent but little time in complimenting him on the 



