56 BOTTOM OR FLOAT-FISHING. 



element of success in paternostering as indeed in 

 all live-bait fishing is, that the baits should be 

 fresh and really lively. 



Leads of a pear-shape are preferable to bullets, 

 because from their shape less liable to catch in 

 stones, sunken posts, &c. They should always be 

 painted with green varnish which makes them less 

 conspicuous. 



In water where there are many Jack it is often 

 a good plan to attach a third hook (No. II or 12) 

 tied on fine stained gimp, about two feet above 

 the lead, baiting it with a Gudgeon. Many good 

 fish are caught in this way. In bottom fishing 

 from a punt it is usually an excellent plan to put 

 out a paternoster, which may not only add to the 

 weight of the creel "on its own hook," as the 

 phrase goes but by killing any Pike or Perch 

 which may be roving in the neighbourhood, add to 

 the chances of a good take of other fish. The 

 proximity of either of these predaceous species 

 sadly disturbs the appetite of the grami- or vermi- 

 nivora, and a sudden stoppage in the biting of the 

 latter is constantly attributable to this cause. 



Another method of fishing for Perch with Min- 



