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purpose), to the end of which attach the bottom 

 before described, or if the bait be not too large, 

 single hooks tied to a piece of gimp may be used 

 instead, the bait to be suspended by the back fin ; 

 after baiting it is to be started on the water before 

 a brisk wind. When a Pike has taken the bait, 

 you will perceive the water agitated in the most 

 violent manner, and after an amusing and desperate 

 struggle, the bladder or bottle will kill the heaviest 

 of fish. 



"Walton says, that if a short line, with a live 

 bait attached, be fastened round the body, or wings, 

 of a goose or duck, and she chased over a pond, 

 will make excellent sport. 



THE LEIGER. 



The rod and line for leiger, or live-bait fishing, 

 must be strong, and of a length adapted to the 

 water in which you intend angling; the bottom 

 about two feet of gimp, to be affixed to the line by a 

 swivel ; the hook, if single, No. 3, if double, No. 5 ; 

 put on a cork float sufficiently large to swim a 

 Gudgeon, or large Minnow, at mid- water ; the line 

 to be leaded so as to make the float stand upright 

 on the water. The angler must carry his baits with 

 him in a tin kettle with a few holes in the top ; to 



