FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 103 



NATUEAL BAITS, 



Bait-mills. (See section VI.) 



Bait-ladles. (See under Scoops.) 

 Wheelbarrows for bait-clams (Xantucket). 



32740. Beach-car!. Xaiitiicket, Mass. W. H. Chase, 2d. 



Bait-boxes and cans. 



255C0. Five bait-hoxes. Bradford & Authouy, Boston, Mass. 

 42828. Osgood fohling miuuow and fish crate. U. S. Fish Cominissiou. (C. 

 i3. & M.) 



The crate extended ready for use measures 24 inches long, 8 inches 

 wide. 8 inches deep. The crate when fohled is 12 inches long, 8 inches 

 wide, 2 inches deep. Its weight is li pounds. Every angler knows the 

 difficulty of keeping minnows alive, and the frequent failure of all ordi- 

 nary means for preserving them. It is claimed that the crate meets this 

 w ant. Floating beside or behind a boat its drag is scarcely percejjtible. 

 It occupies so little depth that danger from fastening on logs, &c., is 

 almost entirely obviated. When folded, it occupies so little space that 

 one could easily carry it under his buttoned coat during a walking excur- 

 sion. Another feature that highly recommends this crate is the ease with 

 which the bait is secured when a fresh minnow is requii'ed. No lifting is 

 necessary. By simply tipping up the bow, the lower half, or stern, is sub- 

 merged, leaving the door clear above the water and convenient to the 

 hand. 



ARTIFICIAL BAITS.i 



Trolling-spoons.^ 



Spinners.' 



Squids and jigs.' 



"Bobs," used in Soatnern waters.' 



Artiticial flies.^ 



Accessories to artificial baits.^ 



a. Fly-books.' 



b. Raw materials for making artificial flies.^ 



23. Decoys. 

 SIGHTDECOYS. 



Imitations of fishes. 



29S6(3. Lure-fish. D. H. Fitzhugh, Bay City. Mich. Used in fishing through 



the ice for salmon-trout. 

 29294. Lure-fishes. William INIorris, Lake City, :\Iich. Used in fishing 



through the ice for pickerel. 



These lure-fishes are used to decoy large fish under holes iu the ice 

 so that they may be within reach of the spear. 



'Arranged with hooks. 



