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| | Barbel Fishing. The Barbel. |
 | | The barbell (Cyprinus barbus), so termed from the wattles or beard depending from the sides of the mouth, is a very game fish for the angler, frequenting deep and rapid streams, and often turbulent and broken waters, as at the tail of mill-wheels, weirs, andc. |
 | | The barbell nibbles a little at the still bait before biting, but when a good double tug is felt, the angler may strike firmly. |
 | | Owing to its great expanse of fins, and its rounded body, the barbel is a very stout fighter, and makes a most prolonged resistance; and though it is not so active as either salmon or trout, it is more troublesome, and takes longer to subdue. |
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