24 ELEMENTS OF ANGLING. 



passing the hook through its eye and sticking the 

 point into its cork bottom. The water looks deep, 

 so the float is put up the cast till it is some 6ft. 

 from the hook. Then the rod is taken in the right 

 hand, the line between reel and first ring being 

 held lightly between the first finger and the thumb, 

 the weighted line is swung gently out over the 

 water, and allowed to drop quietly into it. The 

 plummet, of course, sinks to the bottom and takes 

 the float out of sight, for the water in the eddy 

 close to the wall is deeper than 6ft. The float is 

 then shifted i8in. higher up the line that is to 

 say, to the top of the cast and this time it cocks 

 properly and does not vanish, which means that 

 the bullet is not on the bottom, though the plummet 

 is, with possibly some inches of the gut. To find 

 out how much gut is on the bottom the point of the 

 rod is gently raised until the weight of the plummet 

 can be felt without its being lifted from the ground. 

 The number of inches between the float-cap and 

 the water will represent the length of gut on the 

 bottom. 



For this style of fishing it is better to have the 

 hook just off the bottom, so the float is lowered 

 once more to the right place. Lastly, a lob-worm 

 is taken from the bag, and the hook is passed 

 through it just below its head, and inserted again 



