The Complete Angler. 



they being reputed the worft or 

 coarfeft of frefh water fifh : but the 

 Barbell affords an Angler choice 

 (port, being a luftk" and a cunning 

 ti(h ; fo luftie and cunning as to en- 

 danger the breaking of the Anglers 

 line, by running his head forcibly 

 towards any covert or hole, or bank, 

 and then ftriking atth^ /ine,to break 

 it off with his tail (as is ohferved by 

 Plutark, in his book De indujlria a- 

 nimalium) and alfo fo cunning to 

 nibble and fuck off your worme 

 clofe to the hook, ^nd yet avoid 

 the letting the hook conK into his 

 mouth. 



The Bar bell it alfo curious for his 

 baits, that is to fay, that they be 

 clean and fwset ; that is to fay, to 

 have your worms well fcowred,and 

 not kept in fowre or muftie mofs ; 

 for at a well Icowred Lob- worm, he 

 will bite as boldly as at any bait, e- 

 fpecially, if the night or two before 

 you ii(h for him, you fhall bait the 

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