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was fo fhadowed, and all of it fo exadly 

 imitated, that it would beguile any Iharp- 

 fighted ^rout in a fwift Stream. Others have 

 an artificial Minnow made of Tin, which may 

 be bought at the Tackle-Shops. They are 

 ufed for Perch as well as Trout, 



When you angle at Ground for fmall Filh, 

 as Gudgeons ; or at Mid- water ^oy Roach and 

 Bleak ; put two or three Hooks on your Line, 

 the one about eight or nine Inches lower than 

 the other : Which you may do, by having 

 two or three Gildards, that is Links arm'd, 

 or whipped with Hooks, and tied at the low- 

 ermoft Water-Knot. Thus you may put on 

 two or three different Baits, and you will try 

 with more Eafe and lefs Time which is befl 

 taken -, and often catch two or three Fifh at 

 once. You may alfo have one Bait for fuch 

 as feed clofe upon the Ground, as the Gudgeon, 

 And another for fuch as feed a little higher, 

 as Roach and Dace. But if your Bait be to 

 run on the Ground, you muft have a fair fandy 

 Bottom, free from Wood, Stones, and Weeds : 

 Your Lead is always to be on the lowermoft 

 Link. This is the Pater-nofter Line. 



Give all Filh Time to take and fwallow 

 the Bait, efpecially Pike^ Perch^ Gudgeon^ 

 and, in a muddy Water, 'Trout^ being not 

 over-hafty, unlefs you angle with fuch tender 

 Baits as will not endure nibbling at, asPaJleSy 

 Sheep' S'Blood^ Flies^ &c. which are taken away 

 at the firft Pull of the Fi(h, and therefore at 

 firft Pull oblige you to try your Fortune. The 

 O Roach 



