tip to nothing in appearance, and do not lure the fishes 

 to bite j on the other hand, when they are too large, so 

 much of them hangs down, that it is a chance if die fishes 

 ever bite above the point of die hook 5 widiout which, we 

 cannot reasonably expect the bait to be so far in dieir 

 mouths as to ensure dieir being struck. 



A very little practice, under the foregoing directions, 

 will suffice to give die young angler a competent idea of 

 the due proportions, and render the practice of die pre- 

 cautions offered to his adoption perfectly habitual. 



He may then venture to promise his friends a dish of 

 fish ! provided he takes a suitable day, and proceeds to a 



good water. 



Of (he Reel. 



The reel is a most important aid to the angler, enabling 

 him to suit the length of his line to the circumstances of 

 the moment, whedier arising from die depdi or breadth 

 of die waters, and to controul the exertions of powerful 

 fishes, by its serving out such an increase of range as 

 tends to burthen them, while the angler commands a 

 greater scope of elastic power. 



This is deducible from madiematical principles, which 

 prove, that the more remote die power is from diat on 

 which it acts, so does its force decrease in proportion as 

 the distance is augmented. 



Hence, admitting that the tackle be firm, and diat the 

 man holding the rod be, in the first instance, stronger 

 than die fish which is hooked^ die latter must be disad- 

 t vantageously situated, wheif obliged to move a great ex- 

 tent of elastic line, fastened to an elastic rod, and those 

 governed by one capable of giving to bodi the utmost 

 ciFect ; for, by relaxing a litde during die moments of 



exerted 



