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Page 137
... gorge and snap - hooks , and lastly spinning . SINKING AND ROVING is easily practised , and , at times , with ... hook is tied should be of fine gimp , if you expect pike as visitors ; but gut , or three - twisted hairs , will do for ...
... gorge and snap - hooks , and lastly spinning . SINKING AND ROVING is easily practised , and , at times , with ... hook is tied should be of fine gimp , if you expect pike as visitors ; but gut , or three - twisted hairs , will do for ...
Page 146
... HOOK . If you examine the tackle prefigured , you will perceive that the two large hooks project from a double ... gorge it , but , after roving about with it in his mouth for some time , he ejects it or blows it out , as anglers term it ...
... HOOK . If you examine the tackle prefigured , you will perceive that the two large hooks project from a double ... gorge it , but , after roving about with it in his mouth for some time , he ejects it or blows it out , as anglers term it ...
Page 147
... hook , large and stout , which , being fastened to strong gimp , is inserted at the mouth of a gudgeon or other ... gorge - hook , or spinning . Where there are confined holes , waters with piles , weeds , and roots , the snap - bait ...
... hook , large and stout , which , being fastened to strong gimp , is inserted at the mouth of a gudgeon or other ... gorge - hook , or spinning . Where there are confined holes , waters with piles , weeds , and roots , the snap - bait ...
Page 148
... hook nearest to the bottom may be baited with a worm , the one next to that with a live gudgeon or dace , and the highest hook with a live minnow . The paternoster is very successful in the rivers ... GORGE - HOOK . 149 the left hand ,
... hook nearest to the bottom may be baited with a worm , the one next to that with a live gudgeon or dace , and the highest hook with a live minnow . The paternoster is very successful in the rivers ... GORGE - HOOK . 149 the left hand ,
Page 149
... hooks , and a portion of the wire , are im- bedded in a piece of lead rounded thickly at the shoulder , and tapering off towards the tail . Some persons make the lead of an octagonal or quadran- 150 BAITING THE GORGE - HOOK . gular shape ,
... hooks , and a portion of the wire , are im- bedded in a piece of lead rounded thickly at the shoulder , and tapering off towards the tail . Some persons make the lead of an octagonal or quadran- 150 BAITING THE GORGE - HOOK . gular shape ,
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