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gather the line with your right hand, and, letting the 

 minnow hang down about a yard, throw it out, shifting 

 the rod at the same time from the left hand to the right ; 

 you can thus make further casts, and the minnow lasts 

 twice as long. If the wind is high, try all the sheltered 

 bays ; you may then often hook a fish where you would 

 otherwise have had little chance. Sink the minnow a 

 few inches below the surface, and when you see or feel a 

 bite, slacken your line a little ; when you strike, it must 

 be done with much more force than in fly-fishing. 



When trolling from a boat, the less the breeze the 

 longer the line ; sink it with lead to a considerable depth. 

 In baiting, use a No. 9 hook through the minnow's lips, 

 and a 13 or 14 through the tail (vide cut). You thus 



bait much more quickly, and the minnow's appearance 

 is not so apt to be injured; its tail can also be curved 

 up, more or less, to make it spin true. 'Thus baited, you 

 may troll with it from a boat for half a day ; but if you 

 attempt to cast, it will very soon be thrown off. Always 

 take with you two coarse trolling-rods, that you do not 

 mind sinking in the water, and very large reels with 

 plenty of line, or oiled cord, if you wish. 



