 | Charles Bowlker - Fishing - 1826 - 164 pages
...close to the bone, to the very end of the fish, and let it come out about the centre of the tail Jin. Then with your right hand pull the minnow out as straight...thumb. Afterwards nip off the upper half of the tail Jin, in order to prevent a counteraction to the spinning of the minnow. Having done this, draw down... | |
 | Edward Fitzgibbon - Fishes - 1847 - 390 pages
...close to the bone, to the very end of the fish, and let it come out about the centre of the tail-fin. Then with your right hand pull the minnow out as straight...and thumb. Afterwards, nip off the upper half of the tail-fin, in order to prevent a counter-action to the spinning of the minnow. Having done this, draw... | |
 | Roderic O'Connor - Fishing - 1847 - 360 pages
...the bone, to the very c< end of the fish , and let it come out about the '' centre of the tail-fin ; then with your right hand *' pull the minnow out as...press it into natural form with the finger and " thumb ; cut off the upper part of the tail-fin, to " prevent a counter action to the spinning of the " minnow... | |
 | Edward Fitzgibbon - Fishes - 1847 - 416 pages
...close to the bone, to the very end of the fish, and let it come out about the centre of the tail-fin. Then with your right hand pull the minnow out as straight...will lie, and press it into natural form with the fiuger and thumb. Afterwards, nip off the upper half of the tail-fin, in order to prevent a counter-action... | |
 | Charles Bowlker - Fishes - 1854 - 178 pages
...will cover about the half of it. it in bran for an hour or two, first draw back the plummet or cap, and put the large hook into the minnow's mouth, and...minnow. " Having done this, draw down your plummet, or cap, again, and see that your branch line falls smoothly by the side of your bait line, and if not,... | |
 | Edward Fitzgibbon - Fishes - 1865 - 362 pages
...close to the bone, to the very end of the fish, and let it come out about the centre of the tail-fin. Then with your right hand pull the minnow out as straight...and thumb. Afterwards, nip off the upper half of the tail-fin, in order to prevent a counteraction to the spinning of the minnow. Having done this, draw... | |
 | George Little - Fishing - 1881 - 240 pages
...inches to you, so as to be able to get the hook back again into its mouth. Then take the Minnow between the finger and thumb; afterwards nip off the upper half of the tail fin, in order to prevent a counter action to the spinning of the Minnow. Having done this, draw down your plummet (snout lead)... | |
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... able to get the hook back again into its mouth. Then take the minnow between the finger and thumb in the left hand, and the large hook in the right hand, and run the hook all down its back... 