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he feels a bite, and hauling in rapidly with a taut line ; for, if 

 a slack occurs^ the fish will often disengage themselves. 



Many people are very fond of this sport, but I hold it, after 

 all, but heavy work, not the less so for being considerably labo- 

 rious, and for the fact that hauling in the small, cutting line, 

 hand over hand, and the salt water, are apt to make the fingers 

 exceeding sore, if gloveless ; and to use gloves in angling, would 

 be something like donning the upper Benjamin with fox- 

 hounds. • 



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