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fruits and vegetables. In the use of peas, Taylor’s plan is to 
hang one on the hook, about a foot from the ground, and 
throwing in a few now and then by way of a lure. In order 
to insiu-e success at any time in taking the carp, ground-bait 
should be used in all cases, and in the evening previous to 
your expected sport, if possible. 
Of the requisite Tackle , and Manner of Taking the 
Carp , ttofland gives the following: “ Notwithstanding tlio 
instances of familiarity, it is by no means easy to make a largo 
carp familiar with your bait : to do this, the greatest nicety* 
and caution must be observed ; but il the young Angler, who 
has been often foiled in his attempts, will patiently and im- 
plicitly follow my instructions, he will become a match for 
this cunning iish. 
“ Use a strong rod with running tackle, and have a bot- 
tom of three yards of fineish gut, and a hook No. 9 or 10 ; 
use a very light quill float, that will carry two small shot, 
and bait with a well scoured red worm. 
“ Now plumb the depth with the greatest nicety, and let 
your bait just touch, or all but touch the bottom ; but you are 
not yet prepared ; for a forked stick must be fixed in the 
bank, on which you must let your rod rest, so that your float 
shall exactly cover the spot you have just plumbed. Now 
throw in a sufficient quantity of ground-bait, of bread and 
bran, worked into a paste, and made into little balls ; or in 
want of these, throw in the garbage of chickens or ducks ; 
and all this is to be done the evening ol the day before you 
intend to fish. 
“ The next morning, if in summer, be at the pond side 
where you have baited and plumbed your depth, by four 
o’clock, at latest, and taking your rod and line, which is 
already fixed to the exact depth, bait with a small, bright 
red worm; then approach the water cautiously, keeping out 
of Bight as much as possible, and drop your bait exactly over 
