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about ,^in. square, are also good ; boiled potato is 

 sometimes killing for bream ; wasp grubs in their 

 season are capital, and exotic baits, such as boiled 

 macaroni, pearl barley, and even rice, are occasion- 

 ally used with success. Lastly, an admirable bait 

 for roach is a large, ragged piece of the crumb of a 

 stale loaf. It sinks very slowly, and is often 

 seized greedily before the float has cocked. But it 

 is not easy to use, as it comes off the hook at the 

 slightest provocation. Lastly, whatever bait is 

 used care should be taken to put it on so that the 

 point of the hook can readily come out, and pene- 

 trate the fish's mouth ; it does not do, for instance, 

 for the point to be guarded by a tough shield of 

 crust or the skin of the grain of wheat. 



