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bait for pout, cod, haddock, turbot, and conger; in fact, most 

 kinds of sea fish will take it. It is generally to be obtained 

 from the fishermen, or at the fishmongers'. In some of the 

 Scotch lochs it sometimes takes the fly. As it is an oily fish, 

 it forms a good addition to the ground-bait net, and for 

 this purpose is largely used in America. 



Horse Mackerel. — This fish is described in Chapter IX. 

 It is not much used as a bait, except in prawn nets and 

 lobster-pots. 



Lamperus and Lampreys. — These fish, of which there 

 are several varieties, have the appearance of eels, but in the 

 place of a mouth have a sucking apparatus. They are chiefly 

 valuable as a bait for turbot, but the angler in salt water 

 will find them useful as a whiffing bait for pollack, mackerel, 

 and bass. In the spring, the lesser lamprey, a little creature 

 only about Gin. long, is to be found in the shallows of many 

 streams, probably scouring after spawning. For whiffing or 

 trailing, they are used in the same manner as small eels. 



The Limpet. — This little fish inhabits a small, conical 

 shell, and is to be found closely adhering to rocks. Limpets are 

 not good baits, but whiting pout and sea bream will often 

 take them. The soft part, with a very small portion of the 

 hard part, should be placed on the hook, the point of which 

 should go through the hard portion. It is by no means a 

 lasting bait, imless dried for half an hour in the sun, when it 

 toughens. It is very little use to endeavour to pull limpets 

 from rocks, for the moment they are touched they put out 

 all their stick-fast powers to the utmost. A sudden tap with 

 a hammer easily knocks them from their hold. 



Lugworms are excellent baits for most ground-feeding fish^ 

 but are unpleasant to fish with, having a fluid interior, which 

 runs out at the slightest provocation, on which account they 

 should be used whole. They are from 4in. to Gin. in length, 

 and may be easily found by digging with a garden fork in the 

 sand where worm casts are noticed. Whiting and whiting pout 

 take these worms greedily, and, as a matter of fact, they are 

 good baits for most sea fish. To keep lugworms, place them in 



