Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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... Tail the opposite way sends it round at once : if the tail strike both ways , the motion produced by the double lash is pro- gressive , and enables the fish to dart forwards with an astonishing velocity ; the result is , not only , in ...
... Tail the opposite way sends it round at once : if the tail strike both ways , the motion produced by the double lash is pro- gressive , and enables the fish to dart forwards with an astonishing velocity ; the result is , not only , in ...
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... Tail . No Flounder under seven Inches long , from the Eye to the end of the Tail . No Sole under seven Inches long , from the Eye to the end of the Tail . No Plaise or Dab , under seven Inches long , from the Eye to the end of the Tail ...
... Tail . No Flounder under seven Inches long , from the Eye to the end of the Tail . No Sole under seven Inches long , from the Eye to the end of the Tail . No Plaise or Dab , under seven Inches long , from the Eye to the end of the Tail ...
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... tail , and hav- ing first tied him with white thread a little above the tail , and placed him in such a manner on the hook as he is likely to turn quick , his mouth was then sewed up to the line ; should he not whirl so speedy as is ...
... tail , and hav- ing first tied him with white thread a little above the tail , and placed him in such a manner on the hook as he is likely to turn quick , his mouth was then sewed up to the line ; should he not whirl so speedy as is ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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