BAITS, BAITING, AND GROUND BAIT. 47 



Carrion gentles, simply or in combination with 

 other baits, are the best ground bait all the year 

 round for Roach, Dace, and Bleak, and are also a 

 very good bait for Bream or Barbel. In ponds or 

 still waters I should advise their use for either of 

 the fish named, without other admixture, on all 

 occasions when they can be procured. 



PASTE 



Is to be recommended for use principally in the 

 same kind of water as that suitable for gentles. A 

 few pellets of the same paste used on the hook 

 may be thrown in round the float from time to 



time. 



BRAN, BREAD, AND MEAL. 



Wet bran mixed with carrion gentles, or worked 

 up with soaked bread, is a very good ground bait, 

 either for Roach, Dace, or Bleak ; in fact, when 

 used by itself, it is the most certain mode of 

 attracting Bleak to any given spot that I am 

 acquainted with. In water where there is a 

 current, the addition of soaked bread, in about 

 equal parts, or meal sufficient to give the bran 

 weight and consistency, is essential. Or a handful 



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