Silk Moth and Larva 



CHAPTER VI. 



Bait. 



IN the pursuit of the small-mouthed bass the veteran 

 angler pays particular attention to the question of 



bait; and it will be well for the beginner to devote some 

 time to a consideration of the different methods of procuring 

 it, as well as to its preservation, especially during periods 

 of very hot weather, when bass are usually most active and 

 bait is so difficult to obtain. 



First in order comes the worm, which is, of all baits, the 

 most commonly used, and the most easily procured. Of 

 the different varieties the most effective is the large dew- 

 worm, which is found at night time, after a hot day, on lawns 

 that have been well watered towards sundown ; one may, 

 with the aid of a lantern, easily pick one hundred of them 

 in an hour. The worms evidently emerge from the ground 

 at night to seek the moisture on the surface, and as they 



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