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on one side. When so adjusted, take two or three 

 turns with a piece of strong thread round both the 

 tail of the bait and the snooding ; this prevents its 

 slipping up ; keep your baited snoods in a small box, 

 with a number of sawcuts at the ends for the loops of 

 the snoods to lie in until required for looping on. 



These lines are best laid out from a boat, attaching a 

 heavy stone to each end, leaving a small cork line to 

 show its position, or, where marauders are feared, 

 bearings must be carefully taken, and the line recovered 

 with either a long hooked stick, or in very deep water 

 a drag, which is easily made from a very rough branch 

 with plenty of projecting points cut just long enough 



