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hooks are whipped should be. In tying on the hooks 

 do not place them so that they stand in circular rows, 

 but as irregularly as possible ; so that, whatever part 

 of your bait a pike may seize, there will be a hook 

 in readiness for him. 



Some persons use a very short rod for trolling, but 

 I prefer a rod about ten feet five inches long, as when 

 the sides of the river are weedy or foul, this length of 

 rod will enable you to lift your bait out of the water 

 suddenly, by which means you will avoid the weeds 

 or reeds ; and you can also, by well working the top 

 of your rod occasionally, give the appearance of life 

 to your bait. 



Jack will also take a very large artificial fly. 

 Some persons always use flies in fishing for jack, and 

 kill quite as many fish, and those as large, as others 

 who use fish for baits. You throw much in the same 

 way as you do the gorge, only it is not necessary to 

 let the fly sink so deep ; but it should always be at 

 such a depth, that the surface of the water may not 

 be disturbed or broken by it, (see fig. B, plate 6). 

 The length of this fly, from the nose to the tip of the 

 tail, is one foot two inches : you may make him thus. 

 Get a round piece of deal, or any other wood, six and 



