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prevalent ift many, of getting an early sight, and of 

 making the fish struggle and leap, that you will complete 

 your purpose. In that quiet, temperate, and forbearing 

 mode which distinguishes the expert angler, much finer 

 tackle may be used ; whence your basket will be more 

 readily filled, especially with the more choice kinds of 

 fish. 



Dead baits are likewise used in dipping for jacks and 

 perch 5 ' in which case, they are put on either snap-hooks, 

 or gorging-hooh. The former are either single, double, 

 or -triple. 



The single snap-hook is put into the mouth of the bait, 

 and is brought out rather behind the vent, as in trolling, 

 already described j or it may be brought out at the side 

 of the bait, which is usually a gudgeon, or a small dace. 

 In this, a lip-hook also is needrul, and the snap-hook 

 ought to be leaded, to make the bait play well. Snap- 

 h^oks, and all intended for jack-fishing, ought invariably 

 to be mounted onfaot-lengths of gimp, about 20 or 24 

 inches long. 



The /z/)-Aoo should be very short, such as No. I, or 

 2, with halt the shank broken off: it should be prepared 

 exactly like that used in trailing, but on gimp instead of 

 g'tt ; it is also for the same purpose. The upper end of 

 the gimp should be looped, and well tied down, so as to 

 fasten to the ring-end of a strong steel szvivel, of which 

 the spring-end hitches on to a loop at the end of your reel- 

 line ; whereby you may have ample scope to play a large 

 f.sh, when the water enables you to do so, or to shorten 

 yc ur line to a yard only, or less, for the convenience of 

 dipping in among weeds, or through foliage, &rc. on the 

 borders of the water. 



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