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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... heavy water . The angler , having decided upon his pitch , should , if he can manage it , bait it freely some twenty hours before he intends to fish . Not an hour less , for many a day's sport is spoilt by the swim being baited the very ...
... heavy water . The angler , having decided upon his pitch , should , if he can manage it , bait it freely some twenty hours before he intends to fish . Not an hour less , for many a day's sport is spoilt by the swim being baited the very ...
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... heavy poles , shod with sharp irons , being thrust into the bed of the river , and the head and stern of the punt fastened thereto . Sometimes , however , and more particularly when the Nottingham style of fishing is employed , the punt ...
... heavy poles , shod with sharp irons , being thrust into the bed of the river , and the head and stern of the punt fastened thereto . Sometimes , however , and more particularly when the Nottingham style of fishing is employed , the punt ...
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... heavy , and the white cane too light for the work . Many anglers , however , prefer rods made of solid wood , as they are supposed to stand heavy work better , though I have not found that they do so . The best rod to stand work I ever ...
... heavy , and the white cane too light for the work . Many anglers , however , prefer rods made of solid wood , as they are supposed to stand heavy work better , though I have not found that they do so . The best rod to stand work I ever ...
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... heavy floats , carrying perhaps near half an ounce of shot , when they could have fished it with a porcupine quill . The con- sequence is that the extra shot make a splash at every strike , and they are so thick and large that the fish ...
... heavy floats , carrying perhaps near half an ounce of shot , when they could have fished it with a porcupine quill . The con- sequence is that the extra shot make a splash at every strike , and they are so thick and large that the fish ...
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... heavy streams cork floats of various weights , and tapering gradually both ways to the ends ( the longest taper below ) , and for light streams a porcupine quill . These two can be 14 THE CHOICE OF HOOKS . had of any size.
... heavy streams cork floats of various weights , and tapering gradually both ways to the ends ( the longest taper below ) , and for light streams a porcupine quill . These two can be 14 THE CHOICE OF HOOKS . had of any size.
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