Excerpt from The Sea-Fisherman: Comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in the Seas, and Remarks on Nets, Boats, and BoatingThroughout this work the author has endeavoured to keep before him the necessity Of describing and depicting the different kinds of gear and baited hooks, with which, above all things, the sea-fisherman ought to be familiar. Another matter to which particular attention must be paid is the habitat Of the fish, as well as that of the various worms, shell-fish, &c., used as bait, which will be of great service in discovering their haunts at any par ticular locality. By aid of a chart he should endeavour to ascertain the nature Of the bottom, positions of rocks.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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