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lawns at night, and may be then gathered on and round 

 the edges of the grass, borders, &c., in great numbers. I 

 have repeatedly picked more than a quart full of solid 

 worms in this manner in half an hour. Some lawns, 

 however, are much more prolific of worms than others. 

 About ten o'clock at night is generally the best time 

 for lob-worm gathering. 



When the tail of a lob-worm is used, the worm 

 must be broken about the middle — longer or shorter, 

 according to circumstances — and the hook, if a single 

 one, inserted at the point of breakage, the worm being 

 then "run up" the hook until the shank is somewhat 

 more than covered. 



To bait with a whole worm take the hook by the 

 shank in the right hand, and the worm, head upwards, 

 in the left ; enter the hook-point a little below the head, 

 and after passing it through a trifle more than the 

 length of the shank, bring the point out again, and run 

 the worm up on to the shank and gut ; then again insert; 

 the point and barb only about two-thirds down the worm 

 in the direction of the worm's head ; and finally, pull the 

 upper portion of the worm down over the hook-shank 

 till it touches the tail part. This is the best method 

 both of concealing the hook and giving a natural 

 appearance to the bait, in every kind of fishing where a. 

 single hook only is used. 



