of fishmg. 



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declared of the single hooke : but then must you haue the bigger bayte^ that the 

 double hooke may lye or ioine close to the head of the baite, and then it ^^all 

 doe well. 



THE SINGLE HOOKE. 



THE DOUBLE HOOKE VNDER THE GILL. 



THE ARMED HOOKE. 



There is another kind of hooke, calde a proching hooke, which is made without 

 a barke [barbe], this kinde or manner of hookes are to put in a hole in the banke, 

 or betwixt two bordes at a bridge or water, or betwLxt two stones where they lie 

 open, for there commonly lieth the great Yeles, and there put in your proch hooke 

 a little way, and if there be'e any ye'eles, they will take it anon : which proch, is wier 

 whipt on a packethre'edes ende, and couered with a great worme, and therewith 

 prochin to the saide holes, asby example for the better vnderstanding, lo here you 

 may see the figures. 



THE PROCH VNBAITED. 



THE PROCH HOOKE 

 WITHOUT THE RODDE. 



THE ROD BAYTED WITH A WORME. 



As soone as ye feele she hath the baite, plucke away your rodde, for it doth 

 nothing but guide your proch into ye holes, and then draw sofdy your packthreed 

 line, and hold a while and he will yeelde, if you do plucke hastely, he will holde 



