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THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



the hook also ; the angler strikes when he feels a bite, which he 

 does almost as easily as with the ledger, and the strike shakes and 

 breaks off the clay ball, leaving the line free to play the fish. . . 

 A stoutish rod and tackle are required." 



" Tight corking " is simply fishing with the line so well shotted 

 that the bait does not drag, the shots resting on the ground, and 

 also holding the float in its place. 



