THe aforesaid Rods may be used for taking Water-fowl, and then they must be trim'd, and sized out according to your use, and the depth of the Water; for the deeper it is the long∣er must your Rods be, and they must be trimmed with the strongest Water-Lime. For the placing these Rods stick them in the Water as you did those on the Land slopewise, and amongst your Rods here and there stake down a Stale or live Fowl, either Mallard, Teyle or Widgeon, as you can get; and place your Rods very thick, the better to take them. You need not watch your Rods as you do for Land-fowl, only visit them two or three times a day, as aforesaid, always having with you a good managed Water-Spaniel to find out those that are escaped with the Twigs, as for other uses.
For the taking of Wild Geese or Barnacles, which commonly feed and frequent together, their haunts must be found out; and their most certain place is upon Green Winter-Corn that is remote from Houses. Your Rods must be large for such great Fowl, and placed slopewise in Rows, about the Water-furrows, and in the midst, so that they can∣not come to the Water without touching them. Let the Rods be of a dark colour, resembling the Earth, and you should be near hand to make in, for when any of them are taken they will flutter, and the rest will take Wing; and if any do en∣deavour to escape (not b••ing throughly Li••••ed)