Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 238
... float ) rounded with it , and then neatly finished with pumice stone ; the whole resembling in shape a child's peg - top : for Pike , Bar- bel , and large Chub , the cork should be the size of a small Bergamot pear ; for Trout , Perch ...
... float ) rounded with it , and then neatly finished with pumice stone ; the whole resembling in shape a child's peg - top : for Pike , Bar- bel , and large Chub , the cork should be the size of a small Bergamot pear ; for Trout , Perch ...
Page 239
... float discernible in water . A piece of soft wood , the size of the quill , about two inches long , of which nearly one inch is to be introduced into the quill , after being dipped into a melted Ce- ment of bees - wax , rosin , and ...
... float discernible in water . A piece of soft wood , the size of the quill , about two inches long , of which nearly one inch is to be introduced into the quill , after being dipped into a melted Ce- ment of bees - wax , rosin , and ...
Page 240
... float fall on one side , the lead is either on the ground or insufficient to keep them in a proper position . In fishing with a float the line should be a foot shorter than the rod ; if longer , it is inconvenient when a fish is wanted ...
... float fall on one side , the lead is either on the ground or insufficient to keep them in a proper position . In fishing with a float the line should be a foot shorter than the rod ; if longer , it is inconvenient when a fish is wanted ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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