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utmost quietude in the punt when chub-fishing; do 

 not drop the pole or paddle or other articles, place 

 them quietly without jar in their proper places, and, 

 with reasonable care, far better sport will result. 

 I like clear water for chubbing, and invariably 

 find I do little good during, or immediately 

 water after, a flood, especially if the water has 

 for chub ]^QQ^ ygj.y thick. The fish seem to get 

 sickened, or perhaps glutted with food, and cer- 

 tainly in thick water they~ cannot perceive the bait 

 as easily as in clear. I well remember the verdict 

 of a very clever and experienced keeper. I was 

 fishirg water new to me, it was up one day and 

 down the next ; the water looked in fair condition, 

 and I remarked that we should get fish ; the 

 keeper was not of my opinion, as a " fresh " had 

 only just subsided — and he was perfectly correct in 

 his surmise, for we only got one chub after trying 

 several very promising swims. We then started 

 roach-fishing, and did well. 



With all paste-baits, I prefer using a triangle to a 



,, , single hook for chub-fishing ; and as the 

 Hooks , .° , , . , , , , 



baits are large, the triangle should corre- 

 spond. No. 6 or 7 is a useful size, and has plenty 

 of metal in the hooks. Test hooks and triangles 

 before use ; a brittle triangle will break easily if 

 pressed between the fingers, and brittle triangles 

 are no good to hold heavy fish out of weeds. Nos. 

 lO, II, or 12,1 single hooks, are the sizes for lob- 

 worms, a big mouthful is nothing to a chub. In 

 writing for hooks to any tackle dealer's it is sufficient 

 to say you want roach-hooks, barbel-hooks, &c., 

 and to purchase two or three sizes of each. Tackle- 

 dealers will know almost exactly what is required 

 ' Numbers taken from Hardy's list, 1897. 



