Fish and Fishing 



of the body, but it can be, and is, quite sufficient 

 to book it just through the skin; it will hold if 

 the barb is sharp. In that way the 

 W^^ms^ worm can act much more lively while 

 in the water. It is the lively kicking 

 movement that most attracts the fish. A dead 

 worm is of no value to tempt a fish. Be careful 

 to remove little bits of white remnants of previous 

 worms. They should never be left on the hook. 

 No scouring is needed for the 

 sand and blood worms for salt- 

 water fishing, but they should 

 be kept at no higher tempera- 

 ture than their natural element 

 of mud or sand. They are 

 kept longer in sea leaves or 

 weeds, just kept damp and 

 cool; the sea-weed contains suffi- 



Way to hook a • . i. . i • i\. • £ v, 



blood worm for salt- cient salt to retam their iresh- 



water Ashing. ^^^^ ^^^^^ j^^^^^ ^^^^ g^jj_ 



water anglers put the hook right through the 

 middle of the body, and so let out all the blood, 

 which, of course, takes life away with it, antl all 

 that remains is a white piece of tape on the hook, 



not nearly so attractive as the natural, 

 Worms wriggling worm. Any fish whose mouth 



is large enough to take a blood worm 

 takes the hook right in its mouth, so that it is 

 much better if the worm is hooked by the skin, 

 first at one end, then in the middle, also at the 

 other end; by this means the worm lives, acts in 

 a natural manner, and is more attractive to the 

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