24 THE ANGLER S GUIDE. 



Wheat is a favourite bait with some Anglers on 

 the Trent, and near Nottingham : those who chuse to 

 try it must prepare it in the following manner : take 

 some new wheat in the state it is used for making fur- 

 mity, bruise it a little, and then add a little milk or 

 water to it ; let it then be put into the oven, or parboiled 

 over a slow fire, and, when cold, it will be in a stiff 

 cake, of a substance between glue and jelly 3 the 

 grain will be the size of a large gentle ; put one on the 

 hook in the same manner as if baiting with a gentle ; 

 but I prefer paste, having never killed so many large 

 Roach with wheat as with paste : with pearl barley 

 parboiled, I have also taken many Roach and Rud, in 

 ponds and still waters. 



CHAP. V. 



Ground-Bait, 



Ground-baiting is but little practised by inexpe- 

 rienced Anglers : it is also sometimes neglected by 

 the more experienced, from the hurry to begin their 

 sport, or the dislike of the trouble of preparing it : let 

 the neglect arise from what cause it may, little success 

 will attend their efforts in bottom or float fishing with- 

 out it ; for ground-baiting is an essential in this mode of 

 angling, and of singular service if a hole is baited the 

 night before you fish in the morning. I shall therefore 

 give ample directions how to make and apply every kind 

 useful to promote the Angler's sport, as it is necessary 



