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Worm j by this means he flial] find fport enough. 



In the Taking of a Trout with Ground-baits thus 

 mull the Angler do : In the firft place he mult have a 

 neat taper Rod , light before , with a tender Hazle 

 top. He may Angle with a iingle hair of five lengths, 

 one tied to the other for the bottom of the Line, and 

 a Line of three hair'd links for the upper part j and fo 

 if he have room enough he may take the largeffc 

 Trtf/^r that fwims in the River. He that angles with 

 a line made of three liairM links at the bottom, and 

 more at the top, may take Trouts ^ but he that Angles 

 •with one Hair , fhall take five Trouts to the others 

 one: For this Fifli is very quick fighted ^ therefore 

 the Angler both day & Night mull keep out of fight. 

 He mull Angle with the point of his Rod down the 

 Stream. 



He mufl begin to Angle in March with the Ground- 

 baits all day long : hut if it prove clear and bright, he 

 mull take the Morning and livening, or elfe his labom' 

 will be in vain. 



He that Angles with Ground-baits, mull fit his 

 Tackle to his Rod, and begin at the upper end of the 

 Stream, carrying his Line with an upright hand,feel- 

 ing the Plummet running on the ground fometen 

 Inches from the Hook, plumbing his Line according 

 to the fwiftnefs of the Scream that he Angles in , for 

 one Plummet will not ferve for all Streams. 



For his Bait let him take the red knotted Worm, 

 which is very good where Brandlings are not to be had* 

 The Ml mow (or as fome call it a I'enk) isafingular 

 Bait for a Trout ^ for he will come as boldly at it as a 

 Mnfliiff^dog at a Bear. It will be advantageous to 

 him in his angling to ufe a Line made of three Silks 

 and three Hairs tv^illed for the upper mod part of the 

 Line,anc] two Silks and two Hairs twilled for the bot- 

 tom next the Hook.with a Swivel nigh to the middle 



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