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The Gentle Art of Angling. 



likely to lie, and secondly by neat 

 casting and carefully working the 

 bait. The latter must not be 

 pulled through the water in a 

 jerky fashion, but as smoothly as 

 possible, the rate just sufficient to 

 keep the minnow gently revolving. 



runs you may be sure he is 

 hooked, and then the reel is 

 brought into play. 



Spinning with artificial baits, 

 devons, phantoms, and such like, 

 the modus opemndi is similar as far 

 as casting and searching for fish 



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HARDY BROS.' 



L Goodwin 

 Spinner. 



SPINNERS FOR NATURAL BAIT, 



Alnwick 

 Spinner. 



Crocodile 

 Spinner. 



When a trout takes it, a sharp 

 pull will be felt, very different 

 from the dead stoppage caused by 

 a jack. Nothing in the way of a 

 strike is really necessary ; a quick 

 tightening of the line should be 

 the answering movement, keeping 

 it tight until the hooks take 

 firm hold. The moment the fish 



are concerned. When a fish is 

 felt there should be a strike or 

 tightening up of the line imme- 

 diately. A trout will cling to a 

 natural bait, but he discovers the 

 artificial cheat and tries to drop it, 

 and succeeds in doing so if he 

 is not leant on quickly. There 

 are numerous other artificial baits, 



