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the end of 25 minutes Brown said, " He's off," and sure enough 

 he was. Pig-like, the fish had got down to the gravel and 

 " rooted " his snout in it, worked out the hook, and got clear off. 

 That was the first barbel Brown lost, but his artistic handling 

 of the fish was a lesson to Mr. Hopper, who has since profited 

 by it. Three years ago, on the Trent, the smallest barbel the 

 writer caught was one that scaled 4lbs. 1302. " Keep their 

 heads up " is a good motto for barbel fishing. It is no good 

 fishing for barbel without a previous ground baiting either of 

 worms, cheese, or "scratching." Mr. Hopper prefers cheese, 

 and it is certainly the cleanest to handle. 



