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The Gentle Art of Angling. 



resistance of the rod and plummet 

 he cannot run far, and, aided by 

 a free winch, there is no excuse 

 for breaking the tackle or wrench- 

 ing the hook from its hold. 

 Whilst mounting a fresh bait the 

 minnow on the paternoster should 

 be dropped into the bait can ; the 



course, is an advantage. A natural 

 minnow, mounted on a flight, 

 stands first in the various forms 

 of spinning. A fine gut swivelled 

 trace is required. The swivels 

 prevent the line from twisting, 

 and are a necessary provision for 

 all revolving baits. A perch will 





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A WINTER POOL. 



short rest will restore its vigour, 

 it soon dies out of water. 



Spinning for perch is the most 

 scientific method of all. It needs 

 more skill than any other form of 

 perch angling. It enables one to 

 fish parts of the river which 

 cannot be reached by means of a 

 float or paternoster. Every cast 

 covers fresh ground, which, of 



often take a minnow moving away 

 from it in the disabled fashion 

 which the flight mimics, when it 

 may not be disposed to patronize 

 it pirouetting round a fixed point. 

 There are many descriptions of 

 flights on which the bait may be 

 mounted. A Hardy " crocodile " 

 wobbler is a favourite. It has a 

 spear, which runs into the body, 



