38 BEST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



6th. If before you go out to angle, you 

 should imagine, by the looks of the weather, that 

 it will prove showery, or thunder, always take 

 three or four night lines out with you, and whilst 

 you angle for other fish, lay them in according 

 to your judgment; baited with well-scoured 

 lob- worms, and you may depend on catching 

 large eels, trout, &c. 



7th. The best way to bait your hook, for this 

 kind of fishing, or for worm-fishing in general, 

 either with lob-worms, brandlings, &c. is thus; 

 if you bait with one worm, put your hook into 

 him somewhat above the middle, and out again 

 a little below the middle ; having so done draw 

 your worm above the arming of your hook: but 

 note, you must enter the hook at the tail of the 

 worm, and not at the head ; then having drawn 

 him above the arming of your hook before- 

 mentioned, put the point of your hook again 

 into the very head of the worm, till it comes 

 near the place where the point of the hook first 

 came out, and then draw back that part of the 

 worm that was above the shank or arming of 

 the hook : if you fish with two worms, then put 

 the second on before you turn back the hook 

 on the first worm. 



8th. If when you are angling- in any particular 

 spot, and have had good sport the fishes should 

 suddenly leave offbiting, you may conclude that 

 some of the fish of prey are come to the part 

 you are fishing in ; therefore put a minnow on 

 your hook alive, sticking it through his upper 

 lip, or back fin : let your tackel be strong in 

 case the pike should be there, but for a cer- 

 tainty you may depend that either he, or the 

 perch will take it. But the best way is to have a 

 trimmer or two with you, which may be applied 



