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bait, and is to be used precisely in the same way as 

 the cod-bait; it williake many kinds offish. 



The fly called Harry-long-legs is equally as good 

 a bait as the grasshopper, and may be fished with 

 in the same way. Both these baits are readily 

 procured by persons residing in the country, and 

 are easily kept alive in a tin box, having holes in 

 the top to give them air, with a few green leaves. 

 Some anglers make both artificially, but the live 

 baits are always to be preferred. 



CABBAGE-dRUB-FISHING. 



There are three kinds of cabbage grubs, the 

 green, the speckled, and the brown; all which the 

 fish are remarkably fond of; they appear in gardens 

 in June, and continue successively till October. 

 These are to be fished with in the same way as the 

 cod-bait and grasshopper. 



PASTES, &c. 



Paste is a general bait for many kinds of fish, 

 but it requires care and skill in using it, and must 

 be made with clean hands. 



Sweet paste for Carp, Tench, Chub, and Eoach, 



is made of the crumb of white bread, dipped in 



honey, and worked with the fingers in the palm of 



the hand until it is of a proper consistency. "When 



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