A Handbook of Angling: Teaching Fly-fishing, Trolling, Bottom-fishing, and Salmon-fishing; with the Natural History of River Fish, and the Best Modes of Catching Them |
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... bait , and the stroke of the angler . The striking must be instantaneous to be successful ; for when it is considered that the impulsive effort which is to fix the hook in the mouth of the fish , which has but that instant closed it on ...
... bait , and the stroke of the angler . The striking must be instantaneous to be successful ; for when it is considered that the impulsive effort which is to fix the hook in the mouth of the fish , which has but that instant closed it on ...
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... bait must have been risen at , the mouth had never received it , or , if it had , it had not time enough to close upon it . Striking a fish should be done with a smart , but not a violent effort . The ardent angler will often strike ...
... bait must have been risen at , the mouth had never received it , or , if it had , it had not time enough to close upon it . Striking a fish should be done with a smart , but not a violent effort . The ardent angler will often strike ...
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... bait without hesitation . Their seizure of the fly , their closing their mouth on it , and the passing it backwards , are all one instantaneous effort ; and , on examination , such fish will be found to have partially gorged the bait ...
... bait without hesitation . Their seizure of the fly , their closing their mouth on it , and the passing it backwards , are all one instantaneous effort ; and , on examination , such fish will be found to have partially gorged the bait ...
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... bait . If you use but one fly , insert the hook under one of its wings , bringing it out between them at the back . If you use two flies , carry the hook through the upper part of the corset beneath both wings of one fly , and then ...
... bait . If you use but one fly , insert the hook under one of its wings , bringing it out between them at the back . If you use two flies , carry the hook through the upper part of the corset beneath both wings of one fly , and then ...
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... bait float on to the surface of the water . Where the width of the river runs nearly equal , use no winch , but attach your casting - line to the top joint of your rod , and you will be able to throw , without whipping off your bait ...
... bait float on to the surface of the water . Where the width of the river runs nearly equal , use no winch , but attach your casting - line to the top joint of your rod , and you will be able to throw , without whipping off your bait ...
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