86 ANGLING FOR COARSE FISH. 



Fig. 32. If a large frog is used — for chub lib. and upwards will 

 take a very large one — tbe hook should be double, and the 

 shank leaded. The end of the gut should be put in at the 

 frog's mouth, and out at its vent, with a baiting-needle. The 

 legs are tied above a small knot in the gat. This being a heavy 

 bait, it should be cast underhand, as if it were a paternoster 

 (see page 70, in the chapter on Perch). The frog once cast, 

 whether small or large, should be allowed to sink, and go with 

 the stream, as a pull of the line is certain to scare any 

 admiring chub which is contemplating a banquet. With these 

 natural baits it is as well to allow a few seconds before striking. 

 There is hardly a day in summer that chub may not be taken by 



Large Frog, for Casting with Perch-rod. Small Frog, for Casting with Fly-red. 



Fig. 32. Baiting with Dead Frogs for Chub. 



this means, provided the angler keeps out of sight of the fish 

 and casts dexterously. Even a practical fly-fisherman will 

 sometimes find a difficulty in casting these heavy baits. I 

 believe the whole secret consists in allowing plenty of time 

 between the backward and the forward cast. If the line is 

 not given time to extend nearly straight behind the angler, the 

 cast is usually a bad one. With light flies this point is not 

 so important. 



Black slugs are best cut down the middle, turned inside out, 

 wrapped round the hook, and tied on with white cotton — a 

 noisome operation, which results in a deadly bait. Both slugs 

 and lobworms are best on Sliced hooks (see page 21), or on a hook 



