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Rod, or near it, if a gentle Wind blow from 

 the Bank you (land on. 



Many, for the Ground Angle^ make their 

 Links of three Hairs to confifl of two forrel, 

 brown, or chefnut Colour, and one white •, or 

 two white, and one chefnut, fofrel, or brown 

 Hair -, both which do very well. 



At the Bottom of every Line have a fmall 

 Water-noofe, or Loop, thatyoumay hangon 

 a Hook of any Size, whip'd to a Line, con- 

 fiding of two or three Links ; or change your 

 Hook, and two or three of your lowermofl 

 Links, as often as you pleafe. If it be a Line 

 of one Hair next the Hook, let the Noofe be 

 at a Link of three Hairs : If a Line of^^three 

 Hairs next the Hook, let the Noofe be at a 

 Link confining of four Hairs. 



Let the Growling Line be made of four or 

 fix Twines ofLinnen Yarn, finely fpun of the 

 beft Hemp or Flax, and let the Folds be neat- 

 ly twifted together. Its Length fliall be 20 

 or 30 Yards, with three Yards, next the Hook 

 of ftrcng white Silk neatly made. Some ufe 

 green or Iky-colour'd Silk, and others make 

 the Trowling Line all of Silk, either green 

 or sky-colour'd. 



The Barbel and Chub Lines mud be very 

 ftrong, feven Hairs at leaft next the Hook, and 

 twelve at the Top of the Line. Some ufe 

 a Line of white, others of green or sky-colour'd 

 Silk. Others again ufe Indian Grafs next to 

 the Look, which fhould be chofen round and 

 full, without Flaw or Blemifh. 



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