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punctuality of his keeping the time agreed on to 

 meet, and on his having all the necessary tackle, bait- 

 fish, &c., in the best order, but immediately directed 

 him to proceed in the following manner : — 



First, put your rod together, fix the joints one within 

 the other firmly j and mind, while so doing, that the 

 rings on the different joints are in a direct line with 

 each other to the large ring at the top ) by which 

 means, the line from the winch will then run in a 

 straight direction, consequently, much more free than 

 if the rings w^ere in a zig-zag or crooked line. Now, 

 fix the winch about ten inches up the butt of the rod, 

 in a line with the rings on the other joints, and draw 

 some of the line from the winch, passing it through 

 every ring, and out of the top large one. Continue to 

 draw as much line out, as about half the length of 

 the rod to the end of the line, and now fasten your 

 trace to the trolling line ; that is right ; all very 

 weU. Next, bait a gorge-hook, in the following 

 manner : — take a baiting-needle and hook -, tie the 

 curved end of it to the loop of the gimp (to which 

 the hook is tied), then introduce the point of the 

 needle into the bait-fish's mouth, and bring it out 

 at the middle of the fork part of its tail ; the lead 

 will then be hid inside the bait's belly, and the 

 shank of the hook will lie iiiside its mouth, the 

 barbs and points outside, turning upwards. To keep 

 the bait steady on the hooks, tie the tail part of it just 

 above the fork to the gimp, with white thread, or 

 through the flesh, about half an inch above the tail, 



