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well prepared, answer very well, as they are strong and 

 pick up but little water, and the hook is not so liable to 

 get entangled as in those made of twine, without 

 preparation. 



I make a great variety of other landing nets, too 

 numerous to describe here. The long cane handles with 

 a folding hoop are useful, but require a gillie to carry 

 them. 



In landing a fish the net should be held in the water 

 below the fish, and, as soon as it is bagged, should be 

 drawn out through the water, not lifting the net in the air, 

 but pulling it forward. 



ON MINNOW FISHING. 



THE rod for spinning the artificial minnow should not be 

 too stiff. I frequently use my fly rod ; it gives to the 

 first tug, and, by so doing, secures more fish. I have 

 frequently known them knock themselves off through the 

 angler using a stiff rod, which causes a dead strain. It 

 is not the artificial bait most closely resembling the 

 minnow gudgeon or miller's thumb that kills the best. 

 It is the arrangement of the hooks and the spinning 

 qualities that ensure the angler sport. If not hooked at 

 the first flash, the fish will not stop to chew the bait till he 

 is taken. 1 recommend the hooks should stand well out 



