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difturbed by wind or other acci- 

 dents, which may drive it to the 

 fhoare fide(foryou are to note that 

 it is likelieft to catch a Pike in the 

 midft of the water) then hang a 

 imall Plummet of lead, a ftone, or 

 piece of tyle, or a turfe in a firing, 

 and caft it into the water, with the 

 forked ftick to hang upon the 

 ground, to be as an Anchor to keep 

 the forked ftick from moving out of 

 your intended place till the Pike 

 come. This I take to be a very 

 good way, to ufe fo many ledger 

 baits as you intend to make tryal of. 

 Or if you bait your hooks thus, 

 with live fifh or Frogs , and in a 

 windy day faften them thus to a 

 bow or bundle of ftraw, and by the 

 help of that wind can get them to 

 move crofs a Pond or Mere, you 

 are like to ftand ftill on the (hoar 

 and fee fport,if there be any ftore of 

 Pikes ; or thefe live baits may make 

 iport,being tied about the body or 



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