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rapidly, and has the advantage, 

 for pollack fishing, of contain- 

 ing its own lead. It is usually 

 adorned with a bunch of red 

 wool round the triangle. I have 

 had some made specially for me 

 with the omission of this wool and 

 the internal part of the bait gold- 

 plated, which greatly adds to its 

 attraction. Made in this way, I 

 am quite sure it would be an 

 excellent bait for sea trout, both 

 in the sea and fresh water. Mac- 

 kerel, of course, take small sizes, 

 and it certainly should be good 

 for bass. Its particular value is 

 in dead water or when whiffing 

 has to be carried on with the 

 tide, for it spins with the least 

 provocation. This good quality 

 it shares with the well-known and 

 really excellent spiral bait in- 

 vented by Mr. Geen. 



A very novel bait was sent 

 me recently by a friend, a great 

 bass fisherman, who assures me 

 that it has been most successful 

 in his hands, and that he never 

 intends to use any other arti- 

 ficial bait for whiffing. It is not 

 so suitable for casting. It simply 

 consists of a piece of curbed 

 chain headed with fans similar to, 



CURB CHAIN BAIT 



