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Angling Axioms

1.Never fish any water without leave from the proprietor, unless it be water that is free to all comers. 2. Never use unfair bait, or attempt to take fish in any but a fair and sportsmanlike manner. 3. Never start on a day's fishing without first considering the wind, weather, and water. 4. Never let your shadow fall on the water. 5. Use the finest tackle of which your fishing will admit. 6. Never begin bottom fishing without first plumbing the depth. 7. Never intrude upon another fisherman's water. 8. And always remember that nothing is lost by politeness.

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