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THE TROLLER S GUIDE. 



CHAP. IX. 



Full Directions for taking Jack and Pike, with a Live- 

 Bait and Floated Line — Proper Kettles, ^c. for carry- 

 ing Live- Baits described — Various ways of using Snap- 

 Hooks explained — and the most proper Seasons and 

 Weather, ^c. for Trolling, pointed out. 



When you intend going to Live-bait Fish for Jack 

 and Pike, you should adjust your tackle in the follow- 

 ing manner : — first, fix a winch to the rod, and draw 

 the line through the rings thereof, as directed in the 

 preceding article, (trolling with the gorge-hook,) and 

 then put the cork float on the troUing-line. I prefer a 

 cork without either a plug or quill, in place of which 

 I use a piece of ivory, or whalebone, to keep the line 

 in its place, after having passed it and the line through 

 the cork ; for which purpose, put the piece of ivory. 



