. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. THE PIKE, &C. 1Q5 the other, to vary the fishing according to circumstances, and likewise to enable the Angler at a distance from his stores, to have recourse to snap-fishing, if he find the jack dainty; this purpose may, however, be still more effectually answered by a second top, made wholly of whalebone, and less than half the length of the other. Where the angling mania has posse
. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. THE PIKE, &C. 1Q5 the other, to vary the fishing according to circumstances, and likewise to enable the Angler at a distance from his stores, to have recourse to snap-fishing, if he find the jack dainty; this purpose may, however, be still more effectually answered by a second top, made wholly of whalebone, and less than half the length of the other. Where the angling mania has possession of a traveller, as it had of ourselves, it is of much importance that an article should be capable of be- ing converted into many purposes. By such a rod as we have just described, he may troll in every water in the king- dom ; nay, he may extend his fishings to the enormous pike of the Canadian lakes, mailed over with rhomboidal scales, and yet he may not return without a successful run. " Captain Williamson says, that ' the spare top of an ordi- nary bottom-rod, which is occasionally employed for jack trolling, should be firm, and not too pliant, so that it will bear a weight of four pounds hung to the hook without breaking.' Mr. Salter on this head, says: ' I have two tops to my troll- ing rod, which I always carry with me, in case of breaking one, &c. ; one is made very flexible of wood, and a whale- bone top, about two feet long; to this, for strength and secu- rity, I have a ring in the wood part, as well as the large one at the whalebone top; this top 1 always use when trolling with the gorge-bait, or when fishing with live bait; the other top is made wholly of stout whalebone, about one foot long; this I use only when snap-fishing, for which it is well adapted by its superior strength and stiffness.' "The length of the rod for live-bait fishing and trolling, may vary from 15 to 17 feet, according to circumstances; if its wood and workmanship can be d
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