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There is a small slit' in the cork, that you pass 

 the line in, to prevent it unwinding ; as soon 

 as the Pike or Jack seizes the bait, the line 

 loosens, and runs from the groove of the cork 

 free, and allows the fish to retire to his haunt, 

 and pouch at leisure. These trimmers are 

 named, by many, the man-of-war trimmers : 

 with one of these (called the ViHe-de-Paris,) 

 Colonel Thornton, during a sporting tour to 

 the Highlands of Scotland, took a Pike weigh- 

 ing upwards of forty-nine pounds ! the largest 

 I ever heard of. 



The bank runner is mostly used in the day, 

 while the angler is fishing for Roach, Barbel, 

 &c. These trimmers are stuck in the bank, 

 having strong turned wood sharpened for the 

 purpose, with a winder at top for the line, 

 which is fitted in the same manner as the 

 man-of-war, but you must have a small cork 

 float, and bait with live fish, which should 

 swim about a foot from the ground. These 

 kind of trimmers and night-lines are kept 

 ready fitted at the fishing-tackle shops. 



