The Compleat ^Angler 



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change the moss fresh every three or four days, for three weeks or a 

 month together ; then your bait will be at the best, for it will be 

 clear and lively. 



2. Having thus prepared your baits, get your tackling ready and 

 fitted for this sport. Take three long angling rods, and as many and 

 more silk, or silk and hair lines, and as many large swan or goose- 

 quill floats. Then take a piece of lead, made after this manner, 

 and fasten them to the low ends of your lines ; then 

 fasten your link-hook also to the lead, and let there 

 be about a foot or ten inches between the lead and the 

 hook ; but be sure the lead be heavy enough to sink the 

 float or quill a little under the water, and not the 

 quill to bear up the lead, for the lead must lie on the ground. Note, 

 that your link next the hook may be smaller than the rest of your 



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