CONTENTS. Xlll 



CHAPTER XV., pp. 200—208. 



TROLLING WITH THE DEAD GORGE BAIT. 



Tackle and hooks — New leads; improved fastening for bait. The trace, p. 204. 

 Working the gorge bait — and management whilst gorging. Gorge baits, p. 208. 



CHAPTER XVI., pp. 209—218. 



LIVE-BAIT FISHING. 



Snap live-bait tackle — Defective tackles; essentials of a perfect flight. New 

 pattern and trace described ; mode of baiting, and baiting needles, p. 212. 

 Floats ; new system of, p. 213. Baits, and how to catch, p. 215, 

 How and where to use the live bait. Live gorge bait. Receipt for cooking Pike, 

 p. 217. 



PART IV.— BOTTOM OR FLOAT-FISHING. 

 CHAPTER XVII., pp. 219—225. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



'Old' and 'new' (or 'Nottingham^) methods of bottom-fshing, p. 220. 

 Ordinary float-Jishing — Rods, lines, hooks, floats, shot, reels, &c., p. 223. 

 Nottingham Jishing — specialities of, and tackle, p. 225. 



CHAPTER XVIII., pp. 226—236. 



BAITS, BAITING, AND GROUND BAIT. 



Baits — Worms; brandlings, lob-worms, where to get and how to preserve; 



Gentles, greaves, pith and bullock's brains. Hasp-grubs ; easy method 



of taking wasp-nests. Pastes. Miscellaneous baits — Caddice: grasshoppers; 



meal-worms; earth-grubs, p. 232. 

 Ground baits — Theory and practice of ground baiting; gentles, paste, bran, 



bread, meal, greaves, grains, rice, worms, p. 236. 



CHAPTER XIX., pp. 237—244. 



PERCH. 



Natural and artificial baits — Spinning andjly-fshi7ig,p. 238. 

 Live-baiting, 'paternostering' and 'roving,' p. 242. 

 Worm-Jishing in lakes, ponds, and rivers. Spawning season, p. 244. 

 The Pope or Ruffe, p. 244. 



