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THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



[PART i. 



Scholar, I once heard one say, " I envy not him that eats 

 " better meat than I do, nor him that is richer, or that wears 

 " better clothes than I do : I envy nobody but him, and him 

 " only, that 'catches more fish than I do." And such a man 

 is like to prove an Angler ; and this noble emulation I -\vish 

 to you and all young Anglers. 



always with you ; remembering, that when you fish fine, it is better to 

 have on your line a great number of small, than a few large, shot. 



Whip the end of the quill, round the plug, with fine silk, well waxed ; 

 this will keep the water out of your float, and preserve it greatly. 



In fishing with a float, your line must be about a foot shorter than your 

 rod ; for if it is longer, you cannot so well command your hook when you 

 come to disengage your fish. 



Pearch and chub are cAught with a float, and also gudgeons ; and some- 

 times barbel and grayling. 



For carp and tench, which are seldom caught but in ponds, use a very 

 small goose, or a duck, quill float ; and, for ground bait, throw in every 

 now and then a bit of chewed bread. 



For barbel, the place should be baited the night before you fish, with 

 graves, which are the sediment of melted tallow, and may be had at the 

 tallow-chandler's. Use the same ground-bait while you are fishing as for 

 roach and dace. 



In fishing with a float for chub, in warm weather, fish at mid- water ; in 

 cool, lower ; and in cold, at the ground. H. 



Hampton Bridge. 



