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For trowling, the rod ought to be fourteen 

 feet long, with rings for the running line, 

 these must be fixed upon the rod in a straight 

 direction, that the line may run freely, as any 

 sudden check after the pike has taken the 

 bait, would prevent his gorging it ; the line 

 should be at least thirty yards long, of either 

 silk or hemp, if the latter, and new, it will 

 be proper to let it trail after you on the grafs, 

 (as they are in general too hard twisted and 

 apt to kink) by which means it will gra- 

 dually untwist, be soft, and pafs freely 

 through the rings. Hooks for trowling 

 (called dead gorges) may be bought at every 

 shop where fishing tackle is sold, in the 

 choice of them, take care they are not too 

 large, that their temper is riot injured by the 

 lead on the shanks, and that the points do 

 not stand too proud. They are usually sold 

 on wire, but I would advise the wire to be 

 cut off about an inch from the shank, and 

 with double silk well waxed, fasten about a 

 foot of good gimp to the wire, with a noose 

 at the other end of the gimp, to hang upon 



