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of the hook in ; the second, a roll of thin sheet lead, 

 one of the folds of lead "being passed round the shank 

 of the hook when used. 3. A "bank-runner. 4. Tin 

 box for gentles. 5. Clearing-ring. 6. Reel, winch, or 

 pirn. 7, 7. Cork floats. 8, 8, 8. Quil floats. 9. Trimmer. 

 10. Gaff, or landing-hook, with a telescope handle. 11 

 Disgorger. 12. Landing-net. 13. Bait-kettle. 14. Live- 

 bait, showing the mode of fixing the hook, either 

 through the "back or the lip. 15 Gorge-bait. 16. Gorge- 

 hook and baiting-needle. 17. Thumb-winder. 18. Hooks, 

 from No. 6 to 13, with specimens of single or double 

 eel-hooks underneath. 19. The artificial bait called a 

 " devil." 20. Drag-hooks, for clearing away weeds, and 

 drawing to land night-lines and trimmers. 21. Bod, 

 with the line ready fixed and shotted for float-fishing. 

 22. Creel, pannier, or fishing-basket. 23. Angler's 

 pocket-book. 



Of the various baits used in angling; the following 

 are the principal. The dew, garden, and lob-worm, 

 though differing considerably in form and colour, 

 according to the nature of the earth in which they 

 are found, are of the same species. They are better 

 suited for the angler's purpose after they have been 

 kept a few days in damp moss, as they then scour 

 themselves, and become tougher. A piece of com- 

 mon brick, pounded small and moistened, may be 

 added to the moss, as it assists to scour them. The 

 brandling, so called from having brands or stripes 

 across the body, is smaller than the lob-worm, and 

 of a deeper red colour. It is found in old dung-hills 



