A Book on Angling: Being a Complete Treatise on the Art of Angling in Every BranchLongmans, Green & Company, 1867 - 429 páginas |
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... head of that fish . In bottom - fishing upon streams there are various methods and tackles employed . In large rivers it is ad- visable to use a boat or a punt , as there are many parts of them which cannot be reached by fishing from ...
... head of that fish . In bottom - fishing upon streams there are various methods and tackles employed . In large rivers it is ad- visable to use a boat or a punt , as there are many parts of them which cannot be reached by fishing from ...
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... head well down , and then give him a gentle pull ( not a sharp strike ) , and put a strong persuasive drag on to lead him away from the spot , so that he may not by flying about all over the hole disturb the others , as , if he is ...
... head well down , and then give him a gentle pull ( not a sharp strike ) , and put a strong persuasive drag on to lead him away from the spot , so that he may not by flying about all over the hole disturb the others , as , if he is ...
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... head and tail are some distance off it , and ' hence the shots and sinkers are lifted , and the float , instead of being pulled down , is thrown up . When hooked in still , deep water , the bream has a disagreeable knack of boring head ...
... head and tail are some distance off it , and ' hence the shots and sinkers are lifted , and the float , instead of being pulled down , is thrown up . When hooked in still , deep water , the bream has a disagreeable knack of boring head ...
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... head , rolled him up in a handker- chief , and put him into my portmanteau amidst coats , trousers , & c . I journeyed home again , and about five hours after I took out my tench to give him to the cook , when lo he gasped ; I put him ...
... head , rolled him up in a handker- chief , and put him into my portmanteau amidst coats , trousers , & c . I journeyed home again , and about five hours after I took out my tench to give him to the cook , when lo he gasped ; I put him ...
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... head , his fins all bristling with magisterial im- portance . Now then , what is this case ? Ha , hum ! a worm , eh ? yes . Found hanging about the streets with no ascertainable occupation , and without any home , eh ? Ha ! bad case ...
... head , his fins all bristling with magisterial im- portance . Now then , what is this case ? Ha , hum ! a worm , eh ? yes . Found hanging about the streets with no ascertainable occupation , and without any home , eh ? Ha ! bad case ...
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