Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 140
... shot whilst in the air . At Athlone the Eel fishery is very considerable . There are many salt water Loughs , which are properly inlets of the sea , such as Lough Foyle , Lough Swilly . The Lagan Water which passes by Lisburn and ...
... shot whilst in the air . At Athlone the Eel fishery is very considerable . There are many salt water Loughs , which are properly inlets of the sea , such as Lough Foyle , Lough Swilly . The Lagan Water which passes by Lisburn and ...
Page 154
... shot is better , and for fine fishing , have a number of small in preference to a few large shot on the line , the lowest of either ought to be nine or ten inches from the hook . Quill floats are thus made : the barrel part is cut off ...
... shot is better , and for fine fishing , have a number of small in preference to a few large shot on the line , the lowest of either ought to be nine or ten inches from the hook . Quill floats are thus made : the barrel part is cut off ...
Page 157
... Shot split , and small pistol bullets to poise the floats ; : Shoemaker's wax in a piece of leather , ( if the War be too stiff , temper it with Tallow , ) Silk of various sizes and colours , recollecting , that hooks for worm - fishing ...
... Shot split , and small pistol bullets to poise the floats ; : Shoemaker's wax in a piece of leather , ( if the War be too stiff , temper it with Tallow , ) Silk of various sizes and colours , recollecting , that hooks for worm - fishing ...
Page 168
... , follow it . Plenty of ground bait is necessary for this sort of angling , little balls of which may be squeezed round the shot above the hook , which will sink it exactly on the spot , and the least jirk of the rod will 168.
... , follow it . Plenty of ground bait is necessary for this sort of angling , little balls of which may be squeezed round the shot above the hook , which will sink it exactly on the spot , and the least jirk of the rod will 168.
Page 197
... shot on the line seven or eight inches from the hook , but the creeper should not sink lower than mid- water , the rod top should be kept directly above the hook , as it comes down the stream , by which means there will seldom be above ...
... shot on the line seven or eight inches from the hook , but the creeper should not sink lower than mid- water , the rod top should be kept directly above the hook , as it comes down the stream , by which means there will seldom be above ...
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