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and fink her with the Head downwards, as 

 though Ihe had been playing on the Top of 

 the Water, and were returning to the Bottom. 

 Your Bait, as before obfervcd in general, may 

 be a \d.vgt Gudgeon^ nBleak^ 2i Minnow^ afmall 

 ^rout^ a fmall Roach or Dace^ a fmall Sal- 

 tnon-fmdt^ a Perch with his back Fins cut off, 

 a Piece of an Eeh ^Loach^ or fometimes ^Frog 

 in Hay-time. Your Hook thus baited, you 

 muft tie the Tail of the Fifh clofe and h^ to 

 the Wire ; or eKe, with drawing to and a- 

 gain, the Fifh will rend off the Hook: Or, 

 which is neater, with a Needle and ftrong 

 Thread, ftitch through the Fifh on either Side 

 of the Wire, and tie it very faft. W eeds are 

 deflrudive to Baits, efpecially when they are 

 ftrong and tough ; fo that if you be not care- 

 ful in tying the Tail of the Bait faft to the 

 Joint of the Wire, the Weeds will fpoil it be- 

 fore the Pike come. 



Your Tackle being thus ready, caft your 

 Fifli up and down in fuch Places as you know 

 the Pike frequents, obferving ftill that he fink 

 fome Depth before you pull him up again. 

 When the Pike comes, if it be not funk deep, 

 you may ufually fee the Water move, at leail 

 you may feel him : Then (lack your Line, 

 and give him Length enough to run away to 

 his Hold, whither he will make diredlly, and 

 there pouch or fwallow the Bait, ever begin- 

 ning with the Head. Thus let him lie till you 

 fee the Line move in the Water, and then 

 you may certainly conclude, he hath pouched 



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