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manner in which each fish generally bites, when on the 

 feed, will be understood from the description of them 

 severally. 



When your bait is on the bottom, and a fish runs with 

 it, drawing your float along the surface, sinking very 

 little, or perhaps not at all, the line should be drawn 

 straight from the tip of the rod to the float > and when 

 you strike, observe the rule already laid down, of strik- 

 ing counter to the fish's course. 



The learner will see the necessity of being always on 

 the alert ; and he will find, that by keeping the point of 

 his rod nearly over his float, he will be more ready to 

 adopt the necessary measures, without being obliged to 

 make extensive movements, which cause delay, and 

 icare the fish. 



It is necessary always after a bite, to examine your 

 bait, which seldom fails to be deranged, more or less, by 

 every attack it sustains. I have seeii anglers too lazy to 

 do this, they being in the habit of leaving all to chance j 

 when, after sitting for half an hour, or more, without 

 a bite, in drawing up to remove to another spot, they 

 have been greatly surprised to see their baits half eaten 

 away, an^ the hook two-thirds bared. Yet they expected 

 to catch fish ! 



We do not give to animals in general half the credit 

 for sense, or instinct, which is really their due. We see 

 crows and other birds fly round out of the ordinary reach 

 of small shot j why then should we deny to fishes the 

 power of distinguishing between a worm perfectly at 

 liberty, and one suspended by any device ? 



Those who do not consider this in a proper point of 



view, need only to try their luck with the point of their 



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