LAUViE OF VARIOUS INSECTS USED AS CAIT. 8G5 



roots shaken over clean water, when the worms will drop into it. 

 Thej inhabit small husks of a reddish or yellowish colour. 

 These should be cautiously opened with a pin, and the worm 

 may be used immediately, or placed in bran, and preserved 

 in the same manner as cad-bait. They are sometimes found 

 in the middle of the round stalk of the flag. 



The Long Dock-worm. — ^These are of a fine pale red, 

 without knots, and are chiefly found in moist places near 

 dock-roots, and are best taken by shaking the earth with a 

 dung-fork. These are particularly well adapted for carp 

 and tench fishing. 



The Short White-worm, or Bob. — There are two kinds of 

 worms bearing this name : the one is found in mellow, 

 healthy, sandy soils, and is easily gathered by following the 

 plough in autumn, when such ground is fresh broken up from 

 grazing ; also by digging one spade deep in the above-described 

 lands sufficient may be obtained : they are double the size 

 of the gentle. They are very soft all over, and furnished 

 with a pale red head, and yellowish at the tail. When first 

 taken they are of an earthy hue ; but after being purged are 

 of a pale white. They are particularly well adapted for 

 winter bait, and are preserved by being put in a pot with 

 earth, with rotten dry moss at the top, and kept in a warm 

 situation. 



The Cow-dung Bob, or Clap-bait, are found under cow or 

 horse-dung in the fields when the drops are half-dry. They 

 are of a yellowish-white, with red heads ; and are best pre- 

 served by some of the earth from under the dung where they 

 are found, and a little moss, taking care to keep them cool 

 and moist. To render these baits tough, the best thing is to 

 boil them for two minutes in milk, the morning on which 

 they are intended to be used. 



The Water-cricket, or Creeper. — These grubs are found 



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