A.\t;LlN(; AT TllK S.NAl". 'Ml 



strikinf; {^nitly ; Imt sljoulil your tisli move soon alter lie lias 

 been to his haunt, ^'ivr him line, and he will stop a>^aiii ; hut 

 after this, if he move a second time before tlu> ten minutes are 

 expired, strike, and you will most likely sieuri- hiui ; but if lie 

 lias only been playinj; with the bait, you will have lo>t him. 



" \N hen 1 have been so served once or twice, I generally 

 resort to my snap-taekle. 



" If you have fairly hooked your fish, he cannot easily break 

 away, and as your tackle is stroni;, unless lie is very larj^e, you 

 need not jjivc out much lini-, but lujld him fast and eh-ar of the 

 weeds ; givinj; him but a short struggle for his life. The gaff 

 is better than a net for landing a larije I'ike, lor he is dangerous 

 to handle, and his bite is mueh to be dreaded. 



" ^Vhen you are without either gaff or landing-net, seize the 

 tish by putting your finger and thumb into his eyes. Half-a- 

 dozen gorge-hooks may be carried in a tin box, with a little 

 luan, ready baited, which will generally serve for a morning's 

 sport. 



".V.NT.LING .\T THE SN.\P. 



"I sliall first describe the old-fashiom-d mode, although it is 

 now rart ly pnictised. 



" The spring-snap was formerly much in use, and may be 

 purchased at any of the tackle sliops. It consists of three 

 hooks, the upper one small, and the two lower hooks large. 

 The spring confines the lower hooks, but the spring gives way, 

 and the hook.H spread out when the fish is struck, and hold him 

 securely. 



" It is baited by introducing the point of the small hook 



