ROACH AND RUDD. one 
baiting a swim the day previous, a pint or so of carrion 
gentles, mixed with about a quart of one or other of the 
baits above described is about the right quantity. In 
ground baiting a swim for present fishing, two or three 
handfuls to begin with will be quite sufficient, smaller 
quantities being thrown in afterwards. As Roach are 
easily scared, it will be found the best plan to scatter 
in frequently at the head of the swim small quantities of 
bait in broken pieces. If the ground bait is meal or 
bread, a quantity about equal in bulk to a walnut is 
about the proper quantity for each “scattering.” Whilst 
Roach are biting, such small pieces may be thrown in 
with advantage. After every two or three fish hooked, 
the bait should be dropped immediately in the same 
place. If gentles alone are used, much smaller quantities 
will suffice both for preliminary and subsequent ground 
baiting. For other observations on the subject of baits 
and ground baits, mode of obtaining and preserving 
gentles, &c., see chapter on baits (p. 225). 
The tackle and methods of Roach fishing: are those 
already described for ordinary bottom fishing (pp. 219-22), 
and Nottingham fishing (pp. 222-3), the last named being 
preferable; and in either case it is of the utmost impor- 
tance that the tackle and line used should be of the finest. 
A long, light, stiffish rod is most convenient, and many 
Roach fishers keep a rod expressly for the purpose, made 
of light East India cane, or bamboo. The general rod 
described at p. 51, contains, however, a suitable and 
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