KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



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bait bass angler, and here is your 

 salvation when you use Helgra- 

 mites. 



Purchase ten cents' worth of 

 elastics ,of a size in circumfer- 

 ence that will slip easily over the 

 butt end of your lead pencil. Slip 

 one of these bands over the tip 

 of your first finger of your left 

 hand (if you are a "south paw" 

 reverse the operation). 



Grasp the Helgramite securely 

 between first finger and thumb of 

 right hand by the collar, bearing 

 in mind to always hold him by 

 the side of the collar, not with 

 finger on under side of collar and 

 thumb on top. At once press his 

 entire lengtji, right side up, against 

 the inside of the first finger of 

 the left hand, being sure to have 

 the end of his nippers on a line 

 with the elastic band. Press the 

 thumb of left hand down on top 

 of collar of Helgramite, and re- 

 move your right hand entirely. 

 You now have the bait held firmly 

 and securely in your left hand, 

 and though he may try to cause 

 trouble it is impossible for him 

 to nip you. 



Next lift the elastic band on 

 your left finger with the right 

 hand and draw the band over the 

 Helgramite's nippers and head 

 and well down to the shell-like 

 collar. Once more take the Hel- 

 gramite in the right hand, as out- 

 lined above, and then draw your 

 first finger of the left hand out 

 of the rubber band. You will find 

 the band has settled firmly about 

 the collar of the Helgramite. 



Shift your bait now to your left 

 hand and with right hand insert 

 barb of hook between collar of 

 Helgramite and rubber band. 

 Push hook through as shown in 

 the illustration, and then give 

 band two or three twists by twist- 

 ing hook. In tightening band 

 about the collar of the Helgra- 

 mite you will have to use your 



own judgment, as they differ in 

 sizes. It should be twisted suffi- 

 ciently to hold firmly, but not so 

 tight as to buckle the collar and 

 ruin bait. The last operation is 

 to bring the point of your hook 

 under and over the rubber band. 

 This fastens the twist you have 

 just made. Then you push point 

 of hook down as far as you de- 

 sire, slip the hook under his tail 



