BAITS, BAITING, AND GROUND BAIT. 41 



allow of their getting cold and hard. The whitest 

 pieces are the best for bait, and these can be most 

 conveniently disposed so as to hide the hook by 

 being cut into broadish strips or slices. 



" PITH" AND " BULLOCK'S BRAINS." 



This bait is a modern discovery, but it is the 

 most deadly of all baits for Chub-fishing in winter. 

 The " pith" is used as the bait on the hook, and 

 the brains for the ground bait, and I shall there- 

 fore describe them both together. They are pre- 

 pared thus : 



Having obtained from a butcher some brains 

 from a freshly-killed bullock, cow, or sheep, first 

 thoroughly clean and wash them in cold water, and 

 then boil them for fifteen minutes, changing the 

 water once during the process. When cold they 

 are ready for use. 



The " pith" is the spinal marrow of a bullock or 

 cow, and should also be obtained quite fresh. The 

 pith requires to be boiled for about three minutes 

 to prepare it for use. The brains and marrow 

 from one bullock will be sufficient for an ordinary 

 day's fishing. In order to make the brains sink 



