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that gorges one of them, and he must do it hastily and 

 greedily, for if he stays to consider, and plays much 

 with it, as some of them do, his curious and delicate 

 palate will presently distinguish a fresh and well-relish, 

 ins; morsel from a dry and insipid bit. 



Those that are covetous may have two strings to 

 their bow, by taking a Gudgeon of a middle size, or a 

 large Minnow, for then they may be in hopes of taking 

 large Perches as well as Pikes, for a Minnow is an ex. 

 cellent bait for a Perch ; great baits invite a Pike, but 

 little ones are more secure to take him. 



CHAP. VIII. 



Pouch-Hook. 



OF Pike or Jack hooks there are several sorts, both 

 for the SAap and Touch, the latter of which we shall 

 only endeavour to describe in this place ; though the 

 spring-Jiooks are estf emed excellent, and strike sure, 

 the orr./ lary plain Snap.hook will miss often. Pouch, 

 hooks In! 10 are many sorts, though I never made use 

 of them A is best to choose them of a dark bluish 

 colour, the lead not very gross, but neatly covered, 

 without any Haws or hollows in it. 



If it be pretty weighty, it plays the bait the better; 

 this is supposed of a single hook, though a double one 

 is the same as to the lead and joints of the wire. I 

 commonly made use of the single hook, which strikes 

 as sure as the other. The double hook hath one advan. 

 tage above the other, that if it meets with such resist, 

 ance in the water that it loses one side of it, the other 

 part, with a little filing, may be still as serviceable as 

 it was before : it is more troublesome in the water, and 

 more apt to check and take hold of the weeds and 

 roots ; it is best for a great bait, for if you put a small 

 and slender bait on a double hook, it wjll hang out and 



