chap. 2. 72^.? APPARATUS. 47 



Rod, altho* an equal Length, and fometimes 

 even a greater, may in fome Rivers and Sea- 

 fons be more proper : As for Inftance, the 

 Line longer than the Rod, when the Water is 

 exceeding bright and low, is bed. For Thick- 

 nefs, let the two or three lowermoft Links be 

 one Hair a-peice, and no Part of it above four 

 or five Hairs in Thicknefs, in any one Link. 

 Let the Hair be of a white, or rather a duf- 

 kifli white Colour. 



For the Running Worm in muddy Water, 

 the three lowermoft Links, at leaft, fhould be 

 of chefnut, brown, or forrel Colour, and 

 from the Hook upwards, the Thicknefs of the 

 Line may increafe in the largeft Proportions. 



The Line for Float Angling fhould be of the 

 ftrongeft Sort, and as long or rather longer 

 than the Rod for Rivers *, but fhorter than the 

 Rod for Ponds, Pits, Mears, and ftanding 

 Waters. The Colour of the three or four 

 lowermoft Links, ftiould be agreeable to the 

 Colour of the Water \ that is, a chefnut, for- 

 rel, or brown, for a muddy Water •, but a 

 dark white, or grey, for clear Rivers. 



The Bibhing Line ftiould be of the fame 

 Length and Thicknefs as the Line for Run- 

 ning Worm^ in a muddy Water ; or it may 

 be a Hair or two thicker, becaufe little of 

 the Line comes into the Wattr. In this Way 

 of Angling you may ^xptd tne biggeft Fifti ; 

 and wanting Length co give him Line, after 

 he is ftruck, you niaft be forced to tug for it : 

 Yet fome times this Line may be as long 1 the 



Rod, 



