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horse-hair I can choose ; which itself will resemble, 

 aud shine like that bait, and consequently will do 

 more good, or less harm, than an arming of any 

 other colour. These grubs are to be baited thus : 

 the hook is to be put in under the head or chaps of 

 the bait, and guided down the middle of the belly, 

 without suffering it to peep out by the way (for 

 then, the Ash-grub especially, will issue out water 

 and milk, till nothing but the skin shall remain, 

 and the bend of the hook will appear black through 

 it) till the point of your hook come so low, that 

 the head of your bait may rest, and stick upon the 

 hair that stands out to hold it ; by which means it 

 can neither slip of itself, neither will the force of 

 the stream, nor quick pulling out, upon any mis- 

 take, strip it off. 



Now the Cadis, or Cod-bait, which is a sure kil- 

 ling bait, and, for the most part, by much surer 

 than either of the other, may be put upon the 

 hook, two or three together ; and is sometimes, to 

 very great effect, joined to a worm, and some- 

 times to an artificial fly to cover the point of the 

 hook : but is always to be angled with at the bot- 

 tom, when by itself especially, with the finest tac- 

 kle ; and is for all times of the year, the most 

 holding-bait of all other whatever, both for Trout 

 and Grayling. 



There are several other baits, besides these few 

 I have named you, which also do very great exe- 

 cution at the bottom , and tome that are peculiar 



