easier than it would do if all the whipping were left 

 bare. 



It is necessary to point out, that the hogs-lristle is put 

 on solely for the purpose of supporting the worm, when 

 it has been drawn above the shank of the hook 5 down 

 which it would be apt to recede but for this precaution. 



For very large, heavy, lol worm tackle, sometimes two 

 bristles are necessary ; in which case, one should be a 

 little above the other, and the upper one may be whipped 

 down to the gut, at about a quarter of an inch above 

 the butt of the hook ; not higher, as it would occasion 

 the worm to ride too high, so that the fish would be apt 

 to bite above the bend. 



The taper manner in which the lower part of the 

 whipping is done, tends greatly to facilitate the threading 

 of the worm tip to the top of the shank $ for by this 

 means, the orifice in the worm's head is gradually dis- 

 tended, so that less force is required to pass it over the 

 bristle. I sometimes grease the whipping. 



When, from want of attention to this precaution, the 

 whipping terminates abruptly, forming a kind of step at 

 the bottom, it is very difficult to thread the worm be- 

 yond it j and, at all events, subjects it to be much disfi- 

 gured, which renders the fish very shy. 



Of Baiting a Hook with IVorms. 

 The bait should always bear a certain proportion, in its 

 size, to the hook on which it is to be affixed ; and, indeed, 

 we for the most part find, that fishes with small mouths 

 prefer baits of a more delicate description, than the 

 more bulky and the more voracious. 



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