 | Izaak Walton - 1851 - 502 sidor
...Chub, which you, setting yourself in a fit place, may very easily see, and move your rod as softly as a snail moves, to that Chub you intend to catch...will infallibly take the bait, and you will be as sure to catch him ; for he is one of the leather-mouthed fishes, of which a hook does scarcely ever... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1854 - 348 sidor
...chub (which you, setting yourself in a fit place, may very easily see), and move your rod as softly as a snail moves, to that chub you intend to catch...will infallibly take the bait. And you will be as sure to catch him; for he is one of the leather-mouthed fishes,"* of which a hook does scarce ever... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1856 - 592 sidor
...your rod, as softly as a snail moves, 1 to that chub you intend to catcb; let your bait fall gently on the water three or four inches before him, and he will infallibly take the bait. And you will be as sure to catch him; for he is one of the leather-mouthed fishes, of which a hook does scarcely ever... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, Henry George Bohn - 1856 - 634 sidor
...setting yourself in a fit place, may very easily see ; and move your rod, as softly as a snail moves,1 to that chub you intend to catch; let your bait fall gently on the water three or four inches before him, and he will infallibly take the bait. And you will be... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1859 - 340 sidor
...way of cooking coarse river-fish, chub, bream, tench, and barbel, and even very large roach. — ED. snail moves, to that chub you intend to catch ; let...will infallibly take the bait. And you will be as sure to catch him ; for he is one of the leather-mouthed fishes,* of which a hook does scarce ever... | |
 | Lord William Pitt Lennox - 1860 - 362 sidor
...upon the best chub you can single out, and move your rod gently towards him. Let your bait fall easily upon the water, three or four inches before him, and he will infallibly take it; and being one of those leather-mouthed fish of which a hook scarcely ever loses its hold, you will... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1869 - 116 sidor
...Chub, which you setting your self in a fit place, may very easily doe, and move your rod as softly as a snail moves, to that Chub you intend to catch...will infallibly take the bait, and you will be as sure to catch him ; for hee is one of the leathermouth'd fishes, of which a hook does scarce ever lose... | |
 | Charles Cowden Clarke - 1869 - 406 sidor
...all fish. Keep yourself well concealed, 150 FISHING FOR PIKE. move yonr rod softly and creepingly, let your bait fall gently upon the water three or four inches before him, and take my word for it, he is yonr own, for he 'll infallibly bite, and, once hooked, he 's safe. A black... | |
 | 518 sidor
...upon the best chub you can single out, and move your rod gently towards him. Let your bait fall easily upon the water, three or four inches before him, and he will infallibly take it ; and being one of those leather-mouthed fieh of which a hook scarcely ever loses its hold, you... | |
 | Henry Robert Robertson - 1875 - 242 sidor
...chub (which you, settling yourself in a fit place, may very easily see), and move your rod as softly as a snail moves to that chub you intend to catch...will infallibly take the bait. And you will be as sure to catch him ; for he is one of the leather-mouthed fishes, of which a hook does scarce ever lose... | |
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... as a snail moves, to that chub you intend to catch ; let your bait fall gently upon the water three or four inches before him, and he will infallibly take the bait. 
