WORM-FISHING. II! 
hooks are comparatively unseen. (5.) They are ‘dis- 
gorged’ in half the time. 
“In killing powers I do not think that there is any 
appreciable difference, but if there is, the extra size of 
hook and strength of wire which can be employed in the 
two-hook tackle ought to give it the advantage. It is 
also, of course, more easily made. 
“In order to bait this tackle, I put the upper hook quite 
through the worm, laterally, about half an inch below the 
head, just above the knot, and the second hook similarly 
about an inch below it, according to the size of the 
worm, as shown in the engraving. 
“Jt will be found that the worm, especially when 
unscoured, is very apt to wriggle itself off the hooks, or 
into pieces, and the most effectual remedy for this in- 
convenience, and one which a very little practice will 
make easy, is to put the two hooks through the worm as 
expeditiously as possible, and then drop the worm in- 
stantly into the water ; the cold partially numbs it, and 
prevents it twisting off. 
“Thus much as to worm-fishing for Trout. I am by 
no means clear, however, that this tackle will not be 
found equally advantageous in all kinds of worm-fishing, 
either with a float, as for Barbel, Bream, Perch, &c., and 
especially in running water. If Trout, which are in 
many respects a very shy fish, will take it readily in the 
finest and brightest water, there seems to be no reason 
why other and bolder fish should not do so; and if they 
will, I cannot but think, for the reasons above mentioned, 
that it must entirely supersede the present single-hook 
system.” 
The trace for worm tackle should consist of about two 
