As the Pike isiii nature like the Hawk, a Bird of 

 Prey, fo he is like iier in generation, neither of them 

 breeding but once a year -. and when the I'lke (pawns 

 it is between Fehmary and MA-rch. The bell Pt'e^es are 

 found in Kivers, the worilinMeresor Ponds. 



His common Food is either Pickerel weed. Frogs, 

 or what 1111=1 he can procure. ThisPickerel-wfed forae 

 lay, both feeds and breeds them. 



There are two ways of hilling for the Vike \ firlt by 

 the Ledger, f'^cond.ybv the Walking-bait. 



The Ledger-bait isfixM in one certPin place, whilfl 

 the Angler may be abient^ and this mnfl be a living 

 Bait,either Filli or Frog. Of Filh the beft are a Dace^ 

 Roach^ or Pearch : for Frogs, the yellowf^ft are the 

 beft. How to Reep them alive on your Hook, your 

 own ingenuity will inform you. 



When you intend to ufe the Ledger-bait, if it be a 

 Fifhjitick '/our Hook through his upper Lipuind then 

 faftning it to a ftrong Line at lealt twelve or four- 

 teen yards in length, tie the other end of the Line ei- 

 ther to fome Stake in the ground,or to fbme bough of 

 a Tree nearthe Pike% ufual haunt or where you think 

 'tis like he may come. Then windc your Line on a 

 forked itick, (big enough to keep the bait from draw- 

 ing it under water) all except about half yard or 

 fomewhat more •, and your Itick having a fmall cleft 

 at the end , fallen your Line therein j but fo, that 

 when the P% comes, he mav eafily dri w it forth^and 

 have Line enough to go to his hold and pouch. 



If your Bait be a Frog, put the Arming-wyre in at 

 his iVIouth, and out at his Gills ; and then with x 

 fine Needle and Silk fow the upper part of his Leg 

 with oneftitch onelytoyour Arming-wyre, or tic 

 his Leg above the upper joynt to the Wyre -, but as 

 gently as you can,kft you hurt him. 



I have feen excellent fport with living baits tied 



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