LETTER XVII. 

 To ***** ****** 



Dear Sir, 



COD-BAIT FISHING, 

 On the top of the water, has beetr 

 defer ibed in a former letter. 



It is a good bait about mid water, and 

 near the bottom in clear dreams, on a 

 hook No* 8, whipped to fine gut, light- 

 ly fhotted. Many anglers in preparing 

 their hooks for cod-bait fifhing, prefer 

 the {hank being leaded, to a {hot on 

 the line, which is a method I cannot 

 approve, being but a tender bait, the 

 lead renders it almoft impoffible to be 

 drawn neatly over the fhank. When 

 -ufed in flill water, a fmall float is ne- 

 ceflfary. 



There are a great variety of thefe in- 

 {efts, and many of the belt flies that 



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