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Tip-end of it. When you angle with the 

 Worm^s Head hanging down, and the Point 

 of the Hook bare, ftrike inimediately 

 upon the firft Bite of a "^rout^ or Salmon- 

 fmelt. 



When you bait thus with only one Brands 

 ling^ Gilt'taily or Meadow-worm on the Hook 

 at a Time, your Hook fhould be fmall, and 

 your Line have two or three of the lowermoft 

 Links of one Hair a-piece, and then one or 

 two Links of two Hairs a-piece, and io pro* 

 eeed with three and four to the topmofl Link.. 

 The Hair ihould be of a duskifh white or 

 grey Colour ; the Line generally about two 

 Yards Ihorter than the Rod, and leaded with 

 a fmall blackifh Plummet or Shot. Thus 

 tackled and baited, always prefer a clear be- 

 fore a muddy Water, and angle up the. 

 Stream, flill calling out the Worm before 

 you, with a light one-handed Rod, made of' 

 Hazle, Yew, and Whalebone, and at lealL 

 five Yards and a half long. Sometimes the 

 Bait will be taken at the Top, or within a 

 very little of the Superficies of the Water, and 

 commonly before the light Plumb can fink it 

 to the Bottom, which will not be immediate- 

 ly by reafon of the Stream, and that you mud 

 always keep your Hand and Worm in Motion, 

 tho* very flowly^ by drawing the Bait 

 flill back towards you, as if you were ang- 

 ling with a Fly. The Rod muil be light, 

 pliant, long, and not top-heavy, true and 

 finely made \ and this is the beft Way of ang- 



