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jerk the pressure of the water upon the 

 tail shall make it turn once in four inches 

 forward. If the minnow be short for the 

 tackle, the guts can be turned round the 

 hooks until they all bear alike. 



Minnows can be angled with in different 

 ways. I have loaded my large hook by 

 putting round the stem a piece of sheet lead, 

 making it taper down to the bend sufficiently 

 sharp to go down through the centre of the 

 minnow. When fishing, let it sink into a 

 deep pool where the wind causes a ripple, 

 jerking it up at an angle of 45 degrees ; let 

 this be done several times ; in this way I 

 have captured some large trouts. I have 

 also used a minnow without a sinker in a 

 narrow stream with bushes on both banks ; 

 let it down the centre of the stream, and 

 give out line at every jerk, and when a fish 

 grips, let the line be wound up quickly to 

 prevent its becoming entangled among the 

 roots and bushes at the edge of the stream. 

 It requires good tackle to haul up a trout a 

 pound and a half in weight. If you fish a 

 narrow stream without bushes or trees, stand 

 up ten yards above the pool, and let your 



