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sight, lie will run with it until he can lay concealed, so 

 as to turn and chuck it about according to his fancy. 



You should make it a constant rule to give abundance 

 cf t'une, and not to le sparing of line, in the first in- 

 stance j for though a large jack may bolt the bait so soon 

 as seized, the major part of them, more particularly 

 where they average from one to three -pounds only, will 

 require some tkne. Let them lay a few minutes, say 

 about four or five, and then so soon as they move, strike, 

 and manage with caution, 



If, however, alter laying a minute more or less, or per- 

 haps two minutes, the fa<k runs again, it may be prudent 

 for you to strike ; especially if he is intent on gaining a 

 dangerous ewer. In this you must be guided entirely by 

 circumstances-; for if the jack is obviously large, and your 

 bait small, there can be little hesitaicn ; since in all pro- 

 bability, he gulped it down without difficulty j but when 

 you have reason to think your bait is rather too large for 

 the fish, you cannot show -too much forbearance, provided 

 you arc in a safe water. 



On the whole, you will find die greatest advantage 

 result from giving plenty of leisure for the fish to swallow 

 the bait : you ensure the prize ; because if he has pouched 

 he cannot escape ; arid if he has 4iot pouched, you ought 

 Jiot to disturb htm. 



When a jack evinces his bulk by -the agitation of the 

 water, or by rising so near the surface after your bait as 

 to be distinctly seen, and after stopping for a few -seconds, 

 shakes your line and runs off, you may be tolerably cer- 

 tain that he lias pouched, and is desircus to eject the 

 bait; which, if you use a double gorge* h ook, he cannot 

 possibly do. See Fig. 0, Plate III. 



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