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In bottom fishing the float should swim 

 upright in the water, in order that you may 

 see the first bite; a few shot fastened on 

 the line will keep it in this position. 



REELS. 



We should advise this addition to your 

 rod in all cases ; it enables you to play your 

 victim with much more ease and certainty, 

 and to reach places that without its assis- 

 tance you could not attempt. They may 

 be had of various constructions at the 

 tackle shops. 



HOOKS. 



There are four kinds of hooks, the 

 Sneckbend, the Limerick, the Kendal, and 

 the Kirby. Of these, almost all experi- 

 enced anglers have a prejudice in favour of 

 one or the other, to the exclusion of the 

 rest. We have been in the habit of using 

 the Kirby make in preference to the others ; 



