WORMS AS BAIT 117 



FOUR OF A KIND 



One big point in favor of the worm is that it can 

 be found in good numbers almost anywhere. A few 

 turns of earth with a spade will give you enough bait 

 for an afternoon's fishing. There are four species 

 of worms which are probably the most useful in fish- 

 ing. The black-headed worm without the band or 

 knotlike ring which is rather dark in color and the 

 toughest and best hooker of the lot, and is found in 

 garden soil. The ringed worm with a ring around 

 the body a little above the middle is a flatter looking 

 worm, which is found under old manure heaps and 

 such places. This worm is softer and does not make 

 as good bait as the black-headed worm. The 

 marsh worm, which has a whitish ring, and is a pale 

 blue in color and is found under stones and among 

 decayed leaves and under rotted logs. The red- 

 headed worm which is found in rich earth near ma- 

 nure heaps and is quite thick in proportion to its 

 length. It is dark red, and owing to the fact that 

 it loses its color after being in the water a short time, 

 is not as good for bait as the others. 



CLEAN AND FEED 'EM 



When worms are first taken from the ground they 

 ttre full of earth, and until they are cleaned do not 

 make the best bait. A fish likes the pink color of 

 the cleaned worm, and it is a simple matter to doctor 

 them into first-class fish food. As soon as they are 



