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THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



ones, are also capital, and very tough and lasting. Cut about nine 

 inches of the tail of an eel off, skin two inches more of it, cut off 

 the flesh, tie the skin tight and turn it down over the rest of the eel 

 as far as it will go, fasten it securely to any of your flights, and you 

 will have a bait that will last you all day, and be as killing as any- 

 thing. Put in salt, and it will keep several weeks, and be all the 

 better for it. 



The experienced pike fisher will know that the above is but an 

 outline of the art as far as regards pike fishing. I could fill a 

 volume with lore upon the subject, but this is all the space I have 

 at command. 



