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and no larger fish, you may use a single hair line, or a fine 

 gut, with two or three hooks, as they swim at all depths ; 

 throw in some loose gentles, and bait with a gentle, or 

 small worm. Note, a Bream will often lift up your shot, 

 and let your float lie on the top of the water, in which case 

 wait till it sails off or goes down ; then you may reckon on 

 hooking them. Where Perch run large use a small fish 

 (see " the Perch"); for Prussian Carp,' and Gold Fish, 

 see " the Carp." Where fresh water runs into a pond is 

 always a good place to angle. For catching Eels with a 

 worm, see " the Eel;" and observe that Jack are the only 

 fish that feed well in ponds during winter, for the manner 

 of catching which see " Trolling." 



I shall now describe a different sort of still -water fishing, 

 and that is, 



Ron to Angle, in the Docks. 



Here the water is from 20 to 30 feet deep, and the 

 tackle, baits, &c. differ from any other place that I have 

 been used to. Use your bag-rod, winch, running line, arid 

 tip capped or cork float. The bottom part of your line 

 should be about four yards of gut, fitted up as follows- 

 the bottom hook No. 7, strong wire, baited with a live 

 shrimp, which you may here catch, or buy at Billingsgate ; 

 two feet above this have another hook, No. 6, baited with 

 a live minnow, and again, two feet higher, another, which 

 you may bait with a worm if a large hook, or gentles if a 

 small one; now these upper hooks should be tied to a 

 hog's bristle, the thick end of which must be made fast 

 round a little ivory or leaden tube*, of the shape shewn in 

 the cut; under this should be a shot pinched tight on, to 

 keep it from slipping down the line; these bristles being 

 stiff, keep the bait from hanging against the line, and 

 when fitted will appear thus You may 

 use any of the above baits; I have sup- 

 posed you to have three or four sorts; if 

 not, act accordingly; the best in the _____ 



Homeward or Outward-bound East India ^ 

 Docks is shrimps for large Perch, (which 

 you may keep alive in wet straw); some- 

 times you will find them bite near the 



* These, as well as every other implement here mentioned, are 

 to be bought at the tackle shops. 



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