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he does not fee you : Therefore keep at a lit- 

 tle Diflance upon the Bank. Sometimes they 

 leap out of the Water at the Bait ; but then 

 they are fo frighted that they will bite no 

 more. 



If he takes the Bait greedily at Bottom, and 

 marches up the Scream with it, or flrikes crofs 

 the River towards his Hold, he will then pro- 

 bably lie flill a \\tt\Q Time, while he is 

 pouching; for you may lofe all for want of two 

 or three Minutes Forbearance. U it hath lain 

 ftill a while the fecond Time, and then runs 

 with it, draw your Line ftraight, and with 

 your Pole give him an eafy Stroke, and fo 

 feel him by Degrees, till you come to fee him. 

 But if he be furious, let him have Line enouo-h 

 and give him his full Swing, till he is pacified 

 by lofing his Strength. 



You mull be cautious in Landing a great 

 one ; for if the River be broad, and your 

 Line fhort, you may eafily lofe him : For 

 he will launch out with fuch Violence, that 

 though he cannot break your Line, yet he will 

 tear out his Hold, or even Entrails, if he be 

 there hung : You mufl therefore have a Land- 

 ing- Net at hand, to prevent Danger. 



If he takes the Bait atTop, and runs fiercely 

 with It into the Deep, and there lies flill for 

 fomeTime, without pouching it, your Re- 

 medy is to flir him a little, and make him run, 

 and be more eager. After he hath lain ftilL 

 and runs with it again, there is no Drnger of 

 lofing the Filh : For when they leave it; they 

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