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GRAYLING FISHING. 



length of the lapping (about three-quarters of an 

 inch), taper it off at the thick end a little with a 

 knife, and then run it over the shank of the hook, 

 with the heaviest end towards the bend of the 

 hook : pinch it so as to fix it firmly in its place ; and 

 make a few transverse "nicks" with the knife to 

 cause the dubbing to stay on : then lap the lead 

 all over with light green worsted ; and make a few 

 turns over this body with yellow silk, waxed with 

 colourless wax. It is an improvement to the 

 appearance of the grasshopper to run a narrow slip 

 of straw down each side of the body under the 

 yellow ribbing. 



The form of the grasshopper is shown in the 



Fig. i. Fig. 2. 



Grasshopper. 



Float. 



engraving (figure i). It should be baited for use 

 with three or four large gentles put on the hook 



