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line, for sometimes while lifting him out a 

 sudden plunge will clear him from the hook ; 

 if he act differently to the way here described 

 it will be necessary to give him eight or ten 

 minutes after taking the bait before you strike, 

 for many a Jack and Pike are lost through not 

 allowing sufficient time for them to pouch. 



LIVE BAIT FISHING. 



LIVE bait fishing is successfully practised 

 with a single gimp hook, No. 3 or 4, passed 

 either through the two lips of the live bait or 

 carefully under the back fin, so that it does 

 not go too deep, for if the back bone be injured 

 the bait will soon djie. Use a middle-sized 



