168 FISHERMAN'S LURES 



is done by a brad put through the tail hook-eye; 

 then thrust in the body. The bait is now ready 

 for its coat of paint, which is done in various browns 

 on the back and white paint under the body. The 

 horns of thick fibre are tied on with wire, and the 

 eyes are a pair of black beads stuck in with a pin. 

 The whole bait is then varnished with spar, ex- 

 cept the wound cotton on the tail. 

 The cricket, grasshopper, hellgrammite, and 

 others are all cut to shape from cork, and painted. 

 The legs are formed of small feather-quills, the 

 horns and tails being tied on the body with fine silk 

 and then painted and varnished. The hellgram- 

 mite is cork body, wound over with raffia grass 

 of black color for head and olive-green for body. 

 The feelers are cut pieces of brown ostrich-feather 

 fibres, which are wound along the body with black 

 silk, and the belly is painted a dull cream color. 

 The body is tied with wire at head and tail to 

 hook, then varnished. The minnows are made 

 in a number of ways, the largest having backs 

 of cork, carefully cut to shape and then wound 

 over with raffia on to the hook. The belly is cut 

 to shape of hardwood, covered over with metal 

 cut to fit; then both are held together with heavy 

 wire. The horizontal side pieces of colored raffia 



