94 THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



He that intends to angle for a Carp, must 

 arm himself with a deal of patience, by rea- 

 son of the extraordinary subtlety and policy 

 of that fish ; next you are to observe, that 

 be will scarce ever bite in cold weather, and 

 in warm weather you cannot be too early or 

 too late at your sport ; should he be in the 

 humour to feed, you need not fear his hold, 

 for he is one of those leather-mouthed fish 

 who have their teeth in their throat. 



The Carp takes delight in worms, and 

 sweet pastes, of which there are great va- 

 riety : the best are made up of honey and 

 sugar, and ought to be thrown into the water 

 some hours before you intend to angle ; or 

 if you throw your paste, made into small 

 bullets, two or three days before, it will not 

 be the worse, especially if you throw in also* 

 chicken-guts, garbage, or blood, incorporat- 

 ed with bran, or cow-dung. You may 

 make your paste in this manner: take a 

 convenient quantity of bean flour, or any 

 other flour x and mingle it with the flesh of 



