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ANGLING FOR COARSE PISH. 



tackle (see Fig. 25) ; in theory it was much better, but in prac- 

 tice I found no advantage. Mr. Oholmondeley Pennell advises 

 the use of this tackle in one of his works, and, like myself 

 — and, no doubt, many other anglers — in- 

 vented it. The worm is threaded from the 

 middle to the tail on the lower hooTc, and 

 the head is caught on the top hook. In 

 the illustration the tackle is shown made 

 with eyed hooks — a wrinkle worth remember- 

 ing, and likely to be useful to fly-fishers 

 who want to change to the worm, and have 

 not any suitable tackle. The lower hook 

 is tied on with the Turle knot illustrated 

 on page 21. Fig. 26 shows the ordinary 

 Stewart tackle baited. The points of the 

 hooks may show quite plainly. In fact, 

 long experience has proved that it is quite 

 unnecessary to cover the hooks ; they need 

 only be stuck through the worm. To bait 

 a single hook for roach, the half of a 

 small lobworm, or the third of a large one, should be threaded 

 on the hook, the point being put in at the broken end* 

 and brought up nearly to the tail. The operation is a horrid 

 one, but is rendered less beastly if the 

 angler holds the worm in a duster. In any 

 case, he should have a tin of silver sand or 

 sawdust at his side, and dip the worm and 

 his fingers in this before baiting the hook. 

 The worm dies quickly if threaded on a 

 single hook ; more quickly than on Stewart 

 tackle — a disadvantage to the angler, but 

 not to the worm. Worms may not be very 

 sensitive, but they must object to being 

 threaded. 



Gronnd-baitiug with Worms 

 for Roach. — Success with the lob- 

 worm, or, rather, with the roach, depends in a very great 

 measure on the skilful distribution of whole or broken 



Fig. 25. Modified 

 Stewart Tackle. 



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Fig. 26. Stewart 

 Tackle Baited. 



