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is not always necessary, as the rod can frequently 

 be laid on the bank, particularly where the banks 

 are high and level. 



In fastening the float by the lower end only, I 

 find it will show the faintest bite ; even minnows will 

 disturb it. Small fish of all kinds are a nuisance 

 to the bream-fisher ; gudgeon and perch, roach, dace 

 and small chub take the worm, and most of them 

 nibble at gentles or paste. I put a piece of paste 

 as large as a filbert on the hook, and get all my 

 best bream with a big bait. I take care not to let 

 the line be in the water too long, as the small fish 

 take so much off the paste; they spoil the worms and 

 suck the gentles ; and the annoying part of it is 

 that you can tell by the float what they are doing. 

 I have caught a few very good roach, when 

 breaming ; the difference of bite is seen instantly, 

 and the strike is made as quickly as possible. 

 Roach, with their quick, sharp bite, cause the float to 

 bob. 



Another excellent way of bream-fishing from the 

 Without bank, in dead or almost dead water, is to 



float fish without float or lead, or just one shot to 

 sink the bait. Let the winch and rod be arranged 

 as before directed, and strike when the line runs out, 

 after it has travelled a short distance. Very still 

 weather or sheltered swims are requisite for this, as 

 it is little good if the bait is disturbed and shifted 

 by the action of the wind on the line. This is the 

 lightest system possible, and pays well in suitable 

 waters. 



Where it is necessary to throw out a long way to 

 Leger- reach fish or to get into very deep water, 



i"S leger-tackle should be employed, using as 

 light tackle as possible, and keeping the hook well 



