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by twisting and tangling in all manner of 

 ways; it is made with a twist, and twist it 

 will, in spite of all your endeavours to keep 

 it straight. 



THE FLOATS, LEADS AND HOOKS. 



For jack fishing, floats are only used in live- 

 baiting, and they are made of cork, with a hole 

 through the middle, and a plug of wood to 

 fasten them on the line. They should not be 

 too large, for when the fish takes the float 

 down and runs away with it, it is very apt to 

 catch against a weed or anything else in the 

 water, which will often cause him to drop the 

 bait. The smaller the float, therefore, the better. 

 When we are live-baiting in rivers, we generally 

 use two, one to ride on the water above our 

 bait, and another to follow it, at a distance of 

 five or six feet, according to the depth of the 

 water. By adopting this plan, as soon as the 

 jack pulls down the first float, the other keeps 

 still on the top of the water, and by it we see 

 where the jack is running, and if it be into a 

 dangerous place, it is better to stop him and 

 chance hooking him, rather than run the risk 

 of losing our tackle. And beside this, the 



