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when you use a line of this kind, you must 

 not, as some do, merely loop gut-hooks on the 

 line, about a foot long, and let them dangle 

 down and twist all round your line, for if you 

 do, they had, in our opinion, much better be 

 off the line altogether, for you will very seldom 

 find a fish take a bait in such a state. All 

 the hooks but the bottom one should be tied 

 on 'bristles, about three inches long, and these 

 should be looped on, and they will then stand 

 out quite away from the line. Don't put them 

 on your line at home, and bend them in putting 

 them on your reel, because that will spoil them; 

 keep them straight in a paper in your case 

 till you want to use them, and when at the 

 water loop them on, and they will stand out 

 well. 



If perch are quite on the feed they will take 

 any sort of worms, but we think the best to use 

 always is the red, and they should be a good 

 size, and well scoured. In baiting your hook, 

 do no more damage to the worm than you 

 can help, so that it shall move well on the 

 hook, for fish always prefer a lively bait. This 

 should be borne in mind in all worm fishing, 

 especially if the fish are dainty. You need 

 not be so quick in* striking perch as roach or 



