... A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling, Confirmed by Actual Experience: Interspersed with Several New and Recent Discoveries; the Whole Forming a Complete Museum for the Lovers of that Pleasing and Rational RecreationB. Crosby and Company, 1802 - 185 Seiten |
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... , and orts of a table , steeped in tap - drop- pings of strong beer , or ale , are excellent food for carp . Of these the quantity of two quarts to thirty carps is sufficient ; and so fed morning and thirty 14 A CONCISE TREATISE ON.
... , and orts of a table , steeped in tap - drop- pings of strong beer , or ale , are excellent food for carp . Of these the quantity of two quarts to thirty carps is sufficient ; and so fed morning and thirty 14 A CONCISE TREATISE ON.
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... strong loop of horsehair ; then the whole will be completed , and thus made will always ply with a true bent to the hand . Your fly rods may be made in the same manner ; but note , must be much more pliant than the others , and more ...
... strong loop of horsehair ; then the whole will be completed , and thus made will always ply with a true bent to the hand . Your fly rods may be made in the same manner ; but note , must be much more pliant than the others , and more ...
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... strong , and have a ring on the top whipped on with a piece of quill , to prevent the line being cut , when the voracious pike runs off with your bait to his hold : one of the others must not be so stiff , which will serve for carps ...
... strong , and have a ring on the top whipped on with a piece of quill , to prevent the line being cut , when the voracious pike runs off with your bait to his hold : one of the others must not be so stiff , which will serve for carps ...
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... strong alum water , half a pound of soot , a small quantity of juice of walnut leaves , into a pipkin , boil them about half an hour , then take it off the fire , and when it is cold steep your hair in it or else boil an handfull of ...
... strong alum water , half a pound of soot , a small quantity of juice of walnut leaves , into a pipkin , boil them about half an hour , then take it off the fire , and when it is cold steep your hair in it or else boil an handfull of ...
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... strong but small silk , lightly waxed with shoe - maker's wax ; and lay the hair on the inside of the hook , for if it be on the outside , the silk will fret and cut it asunder . There are several sizes of hooks , large ones and small ...
... strong but small silk , lightly waxed with shoe - maker's wax ; and lay the hair on the inside of the hook , for if it be on the outside , the silk will fret and cut it asunder . There are several sizes of hooks , large ones and small ...
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