Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 297
... bait is used ( which should be with one on the hook to swim a foot from the ground ) , in case of a bite , strike immediately ; a large carp , upon taking the bait , directly steers for the opposite side of the river or pond . Another ...
... bait is used ( which should be with one on the hook to swim a foot from the ground ) , in case of a bite , strike immediately ; a large carp , upon taking the bait , directly steers for the opposite side of the river or pond . Another ...
Page 313
... bait ; wind up the line gently until the Pike is seen ( which he will permit , though he has not gorged ) ; should the bait be across his mouth , give more time ; but if he has swallowed , manage him with a gentle hand , keeping him how ...
... bait ; wind up the line gently until the Pike is seen ( which he will permit , though he has not gorged ) ; should the bait be across his mouth , give more time ; but if he has swallowed , manage him with a gentle hand , keeping him how ...
Page 297
... bait is used ( which should be with one on the hook to swim a foot from the ground ) , in case of a bite , strike immediately ; a large carp , upon taking the bait , directly steers for the opposite side of the river or pond . Another ...
... bait is used ( which should be with one on the hook to swim a foot from the ground ) , in case of a bite , strike immediately ; a large carp , upon taking the bait , directly steers for the opposite side of the river or pond . Another ...
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abundance anal fins Angler angling bait Barbel barrel belly birds bite body bottom Bream breed brown called Carp caught Charr Cock colour Dace deep dorsal fin dusky Eels eggs fasten feathers feed feet fish fishery flies float four Fowl Game Gamekeeper gentle Gillaroo ground Gudgeon hackle hair half head holes hook II.-PART inches long justice of peace keep killed kind lake length lob-worms Loch middle miles Minnow mohair mountains mouth night numbers ounces Partridges Perch Pheasant piece Pike plenty pond pounds pounds weight Quadrupeds quantity quill rain rises river Roach runs Salmon season shank shooting shot side silk soon Spaniels spawn species spot spring streams summer tail taken Tench Trout weeds weighed wild wind wings winter wood Woodcocks worms yards young