84 COARSE FISH. 



drop the plummet again, you will then see exactly 

 how the float stands, and whether any alteration is 

 necessary. The hook is passed through the wire 

 loop of a conical plummet and inserted in the cork 

 strip, the depth being found in exactly the same 

 manner. Getting a triangle through this wire loop 

 is sometimes quite puzzling, the roll plummet is 

 therefore better. I buy my plummets by the half- 

 dozen, for they have an extraordinary knack of 

 getting lost ; should the angler find himself without 

 one, a rough plummet may be made by tying a 



Rolled Lead 

 Plummet. 



Sugar Loaf Plummet 



bullet tightly on string and inserting theliook under 

 the string. If you have no weight of any descrip- 

 tion, run your float down at different depths ; when 

 it goes under, you are too deep. In chubbing, it is 

 not of the utmost importance to have the bait pre- 

 cisely four inches from the bottom, but that is a 

 good depth. The bait may sometimes swim 

 shallower with advantage, as chub feed at all dis- 

 tances from the bottom. 



Having baited your hook or triangle with 

 pith, cherry, cheese or whatever else you may 

 decide to try, lower it quietly into the water close 



