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dimensions, viz, from seven to eight inches long, about five 

 inches broad and two deep ; 'the inside of the box should 

 be divided into three or four parts by slips of tin that fall 

 into groves (see the cut); by placing the baits in those 

 divisions it keeps them straight, and by sprinkling them ' 

 well with bran, (which absorbs the moisture of their bodies) 

 the baits will keep of their natural shape and remain sweet. 

 The troller who takes the trouble so to preserve his baits, 

 will find his success greatly exceed those who carelessly 

 wrap their bait fish up in paper; the box for baits should 

 be japanned, otherwise it soon .becomes rjusty, and then 

 requires much trouble to keep it in a clean state fit to 

 receive bait fish. Note. A large size sandwich box (sold 

 at all the principal tin shops,) with the addition of the 

 sliding partitions, makes an excellent bait box. By taking 

 out those partitions the box is easily cleaned, which should 

 always be done immedietely after you return from 

 trolling. 



When I have been obliged to start early in a morning 

 from town to a distance, for a day's trolling, I have pack- 

 ed my baits the last thing over night, and sprinkled them 



