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laid across from gunwale to gunwale, a little in advance of the 

 other, for the fisherman to sit on, so as to enable him to look 

 down conveniently upon his rods. The boat is kept in motion 

 by a second fisherman, who pulls along slowly in successive 

 circles of from 50 to 70 yards' diameter. The feather-bait is 

 represented with the flies, any of which can likewise be used 

 with the rods, just as this feather-bait may be used for fly-fishing 

 for Bass or Mackerel on either rods or whining lines. (See 

 p. 89.) 



ROD-FISHING FOR POLLACK FROM SHORE. 



Very good sport with the rod, from the steep rocks as well 

 as from the piers of many harbours on the coast, may be had 

 with this and other fish. -For rod, reel or winch, and line, see 

 pp. 86, 87. 



If there is much stream, or a strong eddy, the following 

 tackle will be found to answer well. Take a pipe-lead one 

 ounce in weight, and pass through it a piece of horse-hair line 

 double, of twenty-four hairs thickness and seven inches in 

 length, having previously brought the two ends together and 

 firmly bound them round with waxed thread to within half an 

 inch of each loop, which will stiffen it and prevent the line 

 from twisting round the lead ; procure a piece of medium sized 

 gimp four feet in length, such as is used in Jack-fishing, and 

 having made two neat bows with waxed silk at either end, loop 

 the lead on at one, and the hook tied to two links of the 

 strongest Salmon gut at the other ; bait with two or three Rag- 

 Worms. 



If you cannot obtain gimp, you may use four feet of white 

 horse-hair, twenty-seven hairs thickness, or of the strongest 

 triple Salmon gut twisted, which should be first soaked in 

 warm water, when it will work better ; this should also always 

 be done before tying knots with gut, to prevent its breaking. 

 Where fish are very large, six thicknesses of gut, two in each 

 strand, will not be found more than is requisite. In fig, 34, 

 p. 95, a short piece of gimp is only shown, from the 

 limited space available. The hooks should be tied to two 

 lengths of double twisted or single gut, according to the run of 



