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by the quick movement of the Angler, the Jack seldom 

 hits the bait ; and if he does, he is generally so alarm- 

 ed, that he drops it again immediately. This fact is 

 well known to old Anglers. 



When a Jack or Pike seizes your live-bait, it is 

 generally with violence, and the float is instantly drawn 

 under watery therefore, be sure to keep your eye 

 steadily on it, and also keep your winch and line free, 

 always holding a yard or two of slack line in your left 

 hand, that nothing may stop or impede the Jack or 

 Pike when he has seized the bait, and is making for 

 his haunt to pouch it : if he run very violently, keep 

 drawing the line from the winch with your left hand, 

 that he may not be checked ; when he has got to the 

 desired place, and then lays still, do not disturb him 

 in less time than ten minutes after he has so laid ; or 

 if you give him a little longer time, it may not be 

 amiss ; for you are to know that when a Jack has got 

 the baited hook in his pouch, he cannot possibly get it 

 out again ; but if you strike before he has so done, you 

 generally pull the bait from his mouth without the 

 hooks touching him ; therefore, the only chance of 

 losing either Jack or Pike after they have taken the 

 bait is, in not giving them time enough to pouch it, 

 supposing them to be disposed to pouch ; but, on the 

 contrary, when you have a run, and the Jack or Pike 

 goes some distance and stops a few moments, then 

 moves again, stops a few moments as before, and a 

 third time moves his quarters, you must not expect he 

 will pouch, for he is then more on the play than on 



