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dace ; you may give them a little time to get 

 the worm into their mouth, for very frequently 

 they get hold of the end of it only at first, 

 and if you strike then, you will miss your 

 fish. Give them a little time to get your float 

 under, and then strike, and if your hook be 

 a good size, you will be pretty sure of them. 

 When you fish for perch with live bait, that is, 

 with minnows or other very small fish, you 

 may use your jack tackle, if you please ; and 

 it is quite as well to do so, in case you should 

 get hold of a jack, which is very frequently 

 the case. And sometimes a large jack will 

 take a very small bait, for we have frequently 

 found in their pouch a number not more 

 than an inch long. When live-baiting for 

 perch also, let your gut be pretty strong at 

 the hook, for if it be not, it will be likely to 

 cut against their teeth. You can fish at any 

 depth you please, but we always prefer mid- 

 water. There are two ways of baiting with 

 the minnow one by putting the hook just 

 under the back fin, and the other, by putting 

 it through both lips; we prefer the latter. 

 When they take it, give them a little time 

 before you strike, and strike the contrary way 

 to that they are going. The places for perch, 



