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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 44

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h the finer gear used by the Thames anglers.But it is to be remembered that the riversof the Midlands are more highly colouredthan the Thames and Lea, and, as we havesaid, the fishing is carried out in the earlymorning when the light is not very good, cir-cumstances under which fine tackle is not… … ^^ Eke.\m. be routed up by the snouts of the fish. As arule, bream-swims are heavily ground-baited, afavourite bait for this purpose being brewersgrains. The hook bait is usually a worm, butthe fish will also take gentles, paste, and creedwheat. So little do bream feed in the daytime onMidland…

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