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nnd if you have not a landing net, be careful 

 how you- take him out of the water, for his 

 ite is very sharp ; the best way is to take 

 im with your finger and thumb in his 

 yes. Be sure to let your baits be fresh 

 nd clear. 



The next method, which is very pleas- 

 ng, is called trolling. 



Your rod and line must be the same as 

 jefore, the hook either double or single : the 

 double hook is made of two large ones, with 

 ong shanks, tied together nearly back to 

 )ack, then whipped to a piece of proper 

 >rass wire about five inches long, and to the 

 wire half a yard of gimp should be added, 

 vith a small loop at top ; the hook must be 

 le'aded two inches up the wire, > the piece of 

 e&d running small to the upper end, and a 

 quarter of an -inch square at the low r er end : 

 tlie single hook is completed the same way, 

 always observing to choose one with a long 

 shank ; they are baited the same way as be- 



