THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. 



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Worm Baiting". To bait the single hook, which 

 should be No. 9 or 10 round bent (Kendal scale), or perhaps 

 better a McKenzie bend, take the worm between the thumb 

 and forefinger of the left hand, gently nipping its head ; 

 this will cause its mouth to open. Then with the right hand 

 insert the point of the hook, and push the bait up with the 

 forefinger and thumb of the left hand until the head can be 

 grasped by the forefinger and thumb of right hand ; it 

 can then be drawn over the entire hook and so far up 

 the gut that about three-quarters of an inch of the tail 



SINGLE HOOK, BAITED, 



STEWART TACKLE, BAITED. 



hangs free. Great care must be taken not to break the 

 worm or expose the hook in any way. (See illustration.) 

 This requires a little practice, but it is soon acquired, and 

 well prepared worms can be impaled very quickly. If the 

 worm is small and not of sufficient length to cover the 

 hook, then use two by threading the first worm about half, 

 bringing the barb out about middle ring, push this up the 



