Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 351
... hook so fast as only to suffer it to pass by , until the knot of the towght is almost to the middle of the shank of the hook , on the inside of it ; then whip the silk twice or thrice about both hook and line , as hard as the ...
... hook so fast as only to suffer it to pass by , until the knot of the towght is almost to the middle of the shank of the hook , on the inside of it ; then whip the silk twice or thrice about both hook and line , as hard as the ...
Page 352
... hook in a horizontal position , with the shank down- wards , and the bent of it between the fore - finger and thumb of the left hand , and having a fine bristle , and other materials , lying ready , take half a yard of fine red marking ...
... hook in a horizontal position , with the shank down- wards , and the bent of it between the fore - finger and thumb of the left hand , and having a fine bristle , and other materials , lying ready , take half a yard of fine red marking ...
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... hook from appearing through the worm ; lay in the worms at the bottom of a stream , holding the rod still , and ... hook through the middle of a lob - worm well scoured , and pull it above the shank ; then take a second , and put ...
... hook from appearing through the worm ; lay in the worms at the bottom of a stream , holding the rod still , and ... hook through the middle of a lob - worm well scoured , and pull it above the shank ; then take a second , and put ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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