PLUMMETS. 83 



A folding plummet is a very good one for use. It 

 consists of a strip of lead, which is rolled up, so that it 



may be unfolded, and the line being placed in the 

 centre of it, with the hook over the lower edge, and the 

 lead being again rolled up, the hook is nicely protected. 

 Care should be taken to adapt the weight of the plum- 

 met to the strength of your tackle. It should not be 

 so heavy as to stretch the line. 



To these things should be added baiting needles, for 

 jack and trout fishing, two or three ledger leads, &c. 



I have now enumerated such articles as are indis- 

 pensable for angling; not that fish may not be taken 

 without them all being in your possession, but that an 

 angler should always aim and he will do so, if he be a 

 good one to have a complete collection of tackle, and 

 to have it of the best description seeing that such is 

 always the cheapest in the long run, as well as the 

 most satisfactory in other respects. 



Take care to keep your tackle always in good order, 

 so that you may not lose time and opportunity, when 

 you wish for sport. 



SECT. VII. PREPARING AND USING TACKLE. 



WHEN you make a line, whether of hair, gut, or silk, 



see that it is finest at bottom, where the hook is at- 



tached, and increases gradually in thickness to the top. 



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