80 LONDON ANGLER'S BOOK, 



letting the loose line from your left hand out regularly, 

 and without checking your bait, or it will fall slap on 

 the water, you must not cast your bait with a sudden 

 jerk, but gently at first, increasing the force, till your 

 bait shall have reached two-thirds of its distance, then 

 lowering your rod, at the same time gradually slack- 

 ening your force ; when fishing near shore, a very 

 short line, suited of course to the depth of the water, 

 will be sufficient ; in trolling always try close in shore 

 first ; your line will be kept in check by your right 

 hand, which will grasp the line and rod, regulating the 

 distance and length of line required. It will require 

 much practice before the Angler can cast his bait to 

 a certainty, and let it fall in the water properly ; I 

 have seen some of the old Trollers of the Lea cast a 

 bait to an incalculable nicety, the same falling into 

 the water so as scarcely to disturb it in the smoothest 

 part, altho' thrown to an immense distance, in fact their 

 dexterity is truly admirable, and they are certainly 

 second to none in this particular. 



Live bait fishing is another way, and a very killing 

 way it is, so much so that I think it little better than 

 a walking Trimmer, however there are some that 

 prefer this method to the gorge bait ; as it is easy to 

 get acquainted with the method I need not here 

 describe it. 



Trolling- is certainly a very sportsmanlike way of 

 Jack fishing, and requires considerable practice to 

 arrive at perfection and is certainly, from the exercise 

 used, most conducive to health. 



As the best Roach Anglers are those that fish the 



