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with its tail hanging down in a line with the 

 shank. Then thread the smaller worm, which 

 should be particularly clear and high coloured, 

 until its head comes up the shank a little above 

 the turn of the bend, and is overlapped by the 

 tail of the first worm, so that no part of the hook 

 can be seen. Be sure to bring the second worm 

 well on, and before you throw in (which should 

 always be done as gently as possible, letting your 

 line down quietly into the water up to the float) 

 turn its tail in, so as to hang down between the 

 point and the shank.' 



I have been minute in pointing out the best 

 angling worms, and how they are to be put upon 

 hooks, for worms of some kind or other are taken 

 by fish in every clime, in fresh water and in salt 

 water, and they afford the angler a never-failing 

 resource. He who knows how to angle with 

 them has a sporting relaxation ever at hand, and 

 he who can bait a hook with a worm for a gudgeon 

 can bait one with other baits, be they pieces of 

 fish, of meat, small animals, or any other likely 

 lure, for herrings, mackerel, whiting, cod, or 

 monster shark. By river or sea-side he can amuse 

 himself, and he can break in upon the monotony 

 of an ocean voyage, by angling from the ship's 

 stern for those fish that swim in its wake. 



On days when the trout will refuse the artificial 

 fly, they will act differently towards the worm ; 



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