THE CHUB. 



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cherry at the time, and the fish took the bait boldly 

 in spite of all the disturbance. 



Chub have a habit of suddenly coming on or 

 going off the feed ; therefore, waste no time if they 

 are " on." Some subtle change in wind, tempera- 

 ture, or water, unappreciable to human beings, may 

 account for this. 



In the diagrams of tackle at work (p. 85) the 

 loss of line in striking when the float is allowed to 

 travel in front of the bait is plainly shown. 



TIGHT-FLOATING FOR CHUB IN A BACK-EDDY. 



