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CHAP. XXX. 



RULES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



To prevent disputes, it is generally under- 

 stood and agreed to among anglers, that a 

 distance the length of rod and line, or thirty 

 feet, shall be kept between each person while 

 angling. 



When you have made choice of a place to 

 fish, first plumb the depth truly, and with as 

 little disturbance to the water as may be ; let 

 your line with the plummet to it remain in 

 the water while you make and cast in the 

 ground bait, by which time the line will be 

 softened and stretched, consequently less likely 

 to break, if you should hook a fish soon after 

 commencing : if the water is still, throw in 

 small pieces of ground bait, and keep as far 

 from the water as you can. 



