CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 WHICH INTRODUCES THE PIKE 



PAGB 



Ancient writers on the pike Retrospective The sweep and the 

 champion pike angler Description of the pike His ferocity and 

 voracity Tench as food of pike, or doctor Breeding of pike 

 Weight and growth of pike Pike in ancient times Its value 

 as food ,.......! 



CHAPTER II 



ANCIENT AND MODERN ANECDOTES 

 (FACT, FICTION, AND FABLE) 



The pike of fiction and fancy The giant Mannheim pike The 

 Cambridge pike The parish clerk and the Lillieshall pike Pike 

 in Sweden The Union Jack of Loch Tay The pike of solid 

 fact Dame Juliana Berners on the capture of pike The pike 

 and the gander ....... 13 



CHAPTER III 

 THE HAUNTS OF THE PIKE 



Old days among the pike Pike of the Trent A suggested remedy 

 Haunts of pike Pike of the Ouse In their reedy fortress 

 Pike in a baited swim Good localities for the pike The pike of 

 various districts ....... 19 



CHAPTER IV 

 CONCERNING PIKB RODS 



Conflicting opinions on pike rods Selecting a rod Materials used 

 in manufacture Winch-fittings and ferrules Rings and their 

 makes A word of warning Weight and cost of pike rods . 28 



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