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^ill you come almoft to the Bent of the Hook, 

 and then fallen it by turning over three or four 

 Times, and drawing it clofe ; which done, cut 

 off the End of the Gildard or Link as nigh 

 as you can to the Twift. 



Tho' perhaps the Colour of the Silk you whip 

 with is not very material, yet it may not be 

 amifs when you angle with Worms, to ufe red 

 Silk ; but for Fade, Cod-bait, and other whi- 

 tjfh Baits, to ufe white. Some do it with a 

 white or red coloured Hair, and fome with 

 Flax or Hemp : But ftrong and Imall Silk is 

 undoubtedly the bed. 



How to arm a briftled Hook we dnU fee 

 hereafter, when we difcourfe of Cod-baits'. 

 And as to Hooks for the Dub-fiy, they gene- 

 rally fhould be fmall,and t he fa m e for Cod ^ bait; 

 but larger for Worms, tho' not fo large as fom.e 

 pradife, efpecially in clear Water. 



Floats for rapid Rivers Ihould be of Cork ; 

 Quills not being able to bear up againfl ftrong 

 Streams jbut then they are bdl for Pits,Pondsi 

 Mears, and (landing Waters, and angiing near 

 the Top m very flow Rivers, efpecially^with 

 Pailes or tender Baits. 



Having procured a Piece of the befi; Cork 

 you can, without Flaws or Holes, bore ir 

 through with a fmall hot Iron; then put into i^ 

 a Quill of a proper Proportion, neither fo 

 large to fplit it, nor fo fmajl to flip out, but 

 luch as may fl:ick in very clofcly : Then, ei- 

 ther with a fliarpPen-knife or aRazor, pare the 

 Cork into the Form of a Pyramid, fmall Pear, 

 ^ 3 Egg, 



