Chap. 4. The Pradice of Angling. 2 Si 



keep the Line as ftrait as poflible, yet fo as 

 not to raife the Lead from the Bottom. When 

 you have a Bite, you may perceive it by your 

 Hand and the Point of your Rod and Line : 

 Then ftrike gently, and ftrait upwards ; firft 

 allowing the Fifh, by a little (lackening the 

 Line, a fmall Time to take in the Bait. In a 

 clear Water indeed, it has been found beft to 

 ftrike at the firft Biting of the Filh, when 

 you angle for Trout s. Graylings, or Salmon- 

 fmelts. 



Your Bait may be a Red-worm well fcour- 

 ed \ but a Brandlings Meadow-worm^ or Tag- 

 tail \% ftill better \ or, which is beft of all, 

 both a Brandling and a Gilt-tail^ or two 

 Worms of the fame Sort, at the fame Time, 

 m the Manner as is hereafter direcfled. Obferve 

 often to renew your Bait : But tho' when you 

 angle for Trouts, with any Worms except the 

 Dew-vjortn^ they take the Bait dragging on 

 the Ground, either in a muddy or clear Wa- 

 ter 5 yet a Grayling loves it nine or twelve 

 Lnches from the Bottom. 



If you angle for a Trout with a well-fcoured 

 DeW'Worm, in a muddy Water, put the 

 Hook in him towards the Tail, fomewhat a* 

 hove the Middle, and out again a little below 

 towards the Head : Then draw him over, the 

 arming of the Hook, which ought to be large, 

 and put the Point again into his Head, till 

 it come near the Place where the Point of the 

 Hook firft came out : Then draw back that 



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