BAITS 



119 



COURGE IN TOW. 29" X 9 INS. 



THE LID This net; the measurements given are 



those used by professional fishermen 

 is unnecessarily large for the amateur. 

 When caught, the sand-eels should be kept alive as long as 

 possible in wickerwork baskets of the form shown in the illus- 

 tration, called courges, and much used for towing after boats. 

 These great conveniences, in which shrimps and small flat fish 

 can also be kept alive, can now be obtained from the Plymouth 

 tackle-makers. Used alive the sand-eel is one of the most 



