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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LANDING NETS, ETC. 11 the fish may not come in contact with bank or boat and so be knocked off or induced to struggle in mid-air, which is almost certain loss; and when the fish is for the moment supine, lift him steadily, but quickly and without any jerking, over the bank or boat side into a place of safety. Handling a fish in is more often resorted to when the net or gaff happens to be left at home by accident, and is usually employed on large fish, as large trout, big pike, or salmon; for example: Bring the fish up to the side, and when he is quiet slip the hand behind the gills and grip the fish firmly, lifting him out at the same time. Some persons put the finger and thumb into the eyeholes of the pike, and lift him out thus; but they should remember the pike's sensations. Tailing a fish out is more often employed on salmon. The fish is brought to a shelving bank of gravel, gripped suddenly, but cautiously and firmly, by the root of the tail, and run up over the gravel before he knows where he is. And now a word on landing- nets. Eings for landing-nets which either fold up or compress may be had at the tackle-makers', and can be packed up and carried about with the rods or in cases. In punt-fishing, however, a fixed ring is all that is required. There are various methods of attaching landing- nets to the person, so that they may be ready to the angler's hand when walking along the banks of a streams and yet not in his way when fishing. I find a spring-hook fixed on the handle, and hung over the basket-strap on the left-hand side, as good as any; but anglers can see various plans at the tackle-makers' and select for themselves. In handling a landing-net, some little skill is requisite: the netsman should never dash at the fish, but sinking it in the water, and keepi...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217660334 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217660339 |
| Weight | 1.15 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 In |
| List Price | $24.11 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 356 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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