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are very killing; and they certainly are very 

 ingeniously made, and must save an angler 

 a great deal of trouble. 



THE WAY TO KILL JACK. 



Advance to the place where you are going 

 to put in your bait cautiously, and don't go too 

 near the stream at first, for if a fish lie very 

 near the side, you will drive him off. Stand 

 back as far as possible, and if live-baiting, 

 drop in your bait close to the side first; if 

 you do not get a run, try out a little further, 

 and so on until you have put your bait into 

 all the most likely places. If you are fishing 

 with a snap hook, you must, as already hinted, 

 strike as soon as the jack takes your float 

 under. If you are fishing with the side hook, 

 you must let the jack go off with the bait, 

 giving him line as fast as he takes it, and you 

 must not strike at him until he has had it at 

 least ten minutes. If you are trolling, drop 

 your bait into every likely spot very gently ; 

 and as you raise it towards the top, keep 

 sinking it, and drawing it, a number of times, 

 until you get it there. Or you may give it 

 a shake, or pall it aside, or make any other 



