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gentle wind, sufficient to move them properly : 

 the Pike having taken the bait, the bladders 

 will dance and tumble about in a diverting 

 manner ; when the fish is spent, you may 

 throw out a grapple to recover them, if 

 within your reach ; but in broad waters a 

 boat will of course be necessary : these, with 

 trimmers and night-lines, include all the 

 methods I have seen practised of catching 

 Pike with a bait 



There still remains to relate a means by 

 which numbers of these fish may be taken in 

 a day, but that must be in the warmest part 

 of it, and in the hot months, this is by snar- 

 ing, or haltering. 



The Pike at this time will lie near the top 

 of the water ; when you see one thus, fix 

 your eyes stedfastly upon him, without look- 

 ing off, or else he will be gone ; have your 

 snare ready prepared, as follows : choose a 

 taper pole that is stiff and strong, but not 

 too heavy, and about four yards in length ; 



