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it. The punt is lengthwise in the stream, not across 

 it as in roach-fishing, except when two are fishing 

 at the same time in open runs, z>., not hugging the 

 bushes. When two anglers fish a line of willows, 

 they should take swim and swim, or the inside line 

 will get more of the fish. In centre-stream swims 

 (with two rods fishing), the punt is best moored 

 directly across the stream, the anglers sitting as far 

 apart as possible ; the floats can then run down 

 simultaneously, and will not interfere with each other. 

 Alongside bushes, the line first run down should be 

 reeled in and taken out of the water before the other 

 gets to work, for if the lines get entangled when one 

 (or both) has a fish on there will be a pretty mess 

 of tackle. Two rods at work close together when 

 chubbing only cause mutual annoyance, and one rod 

 in striking may break the other, or itself be broken. 

 Anglers should avoid touching each other when any 

 tackle is working, a touch on the elbow particularly 

 makes itself felt, and takes one's attention off the 

 tackle and swim, enough to cause the loss of a fish. 

 The depth may be pretty well known ; if pj 

 not, plumb it, and set the float to carry the ing the 

 bait about four inches from the bottom, a de P th 

 little nearer in shallow swims. There are two styles 

 of plummets, the plain roll of lead, and a conical 

 plummet with a wire loop at the top and a strip of 

 cork let into the base of lead to hold the hook ; I 

 prefer the roll plummet for triangles, the other for 

 single hooks. To use the roll plummet, unlap a 

 little of the strip of lead, insert the shank of the 

 triangle and roll the lead over it. The depth is 

 found by dropping the plummet to the bottom and 

 tightening the line ; you can judge very well what 

 the depth is by this process : fix your depth and 



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