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when he will try to rub the hook out of his mouth ; and if 

 you do permit him to get fairly to the bottom, you will 

 find it difficult to move him or get him to run again. Try 

 all you can to keep him on the run from the beginning, as 

 thus you have the best chance of quickly tiring and cap- 

 turing him. Some gaff a salmon by laying the point of the 

 gaff under him, others by placing it over him ; but it may 

 be done with precision either way." 



