234 THE troller's guide. 



-,vith a rim about an inch wide, fixed all round the 

 upper part of the inside of the kettle, prevents the 

 water from splashing out better than any other way, 

 particularly if you are going any distance, and have 

 to carry your live-baits either for Jack or Perch fish- 

 ing. When I use such a kettle, I carry the net in my 

 basket or pocket. By using this net, I select which 

 bait I may think proper, without much disturbing the 

 others, or distressing them, by putting a hot hand 

 among these cool-blooded animals. I prefer a longish 

 square kettle to a round one, and always have mine 

 japanned white inside and brown out j for the water is 

 less agitated in such a shaped kettle, when you are 

 carrying it, than in a round one j and it is more con- 

 venient to carry, or to pack in a basket, &c. for a 

 journey fsee the Cut in the first Chapter, Jig. I, J than 

 those of a round form. 



Observe, that you make it a rule to bait your hook 

 the last thing, after all is complete in respect to flout, 

 line^ &c. for the more lively and strong the bait 

 swims, the greater the chance you have of a run, and 

 the Fish pouching, instead of blowing it out -, which, 

 sometimes, is the case when Jack or Pike are not 

 much on the feed, and the bait-fish not very lively or 

 tempting. Also, recollect, that when trolling with the 

 gorge, the snap, or live-bait-fishing, in a place very 

 likely for Jack or Pike to lay, do not leave after a 

 throw or two, especially if you have seen a Fish move 

 there at any former day, or if you have had a run in 

 this place, and the Jack or Pike left your bait without 



