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The compleat troller : or, The art of trolling, with a description of all the utensils, instruments, tackling, and materials requisite thereto : with rules and directions how to use them : as also a brief account of most of the principal rivers in England

Nobbes, Robert, 1652-1706? · 1682 · London : Printed by T. James for Tho. Helder · 2 pictures

A 1682 London fishing manual by Robert Nobbes, printed by T. James for Tho. Helder, describing trolling tackle and English rivers for anglers. Its two woodcuts show fishing gear drawn in plain outline with hatched shading, specifically a bait or lure body with hooks, useful to a designer wanting simple engraved tackle forms.

Fishing -- England Early works to 1800 · Trolling (Fishing) -- England Early works to 1800 · Rivers -- England

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