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person with you, get him to land it for you, 

 if not, you must of course do it yourself; and 

 you will be able to do so very easily in most 

 waters, either with a landing net, or hook ; if 

 you have neither, put your thumb in one of 

 his eyes, and your finger in the other, and you 

 will hold him as fast as possible. Having 

 landed him, put him into a damp bag, leaving 

 the hook in him, and catch another, to make 

 up a brace, as fast as you can. You must not, 

 however, expect to catch many jack in one 

 day, and will not, in any water, unless you 

 happen to find them very strong on the feed ; 

 and even then, the most of them will run 

 small. Bear in mind, that fish under five 

 pounds are called jack, and all above that 

 weight are called pike. A melter, or male 

 fish, of four or five pounds' weight, is the best 

 for the table. They may be boiled, roasted, 

 or baked, according to fancy, and are good 

 eating and nutritious food. Two or three 

 lines in rhyme, and our chapter is at an 

 end. 



THE JACK AND PIKE. 



The jack and pike are fish that like 



A haunt within the stream, 

 Just near a hole where lives a shoal 



Of gudgeon, roach, or bream. 



