120 FAMILIAR FISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



before being used, and at once placed in fresh moss 

 or grass. There they not only cleanse themselves 

 thoroughly, but from free contact with the air be- 

 come tough and hard. This makes a much more 

 satisfactory bait than that freshly dug up. 



A lancewood rod of eight or ten ounces makes 

 the most satisfactory one for bait fishing, although a 

 steel rod is excellent. Those that telescope and have 

 the line running through the center instead of 

 through outside rings, are especially good where the 



Angling for Trout. 



fishing is through heavy brush. The line can be 

 reeled in, leaving only the hook projecting, and the 

 rod trailed behind without danger of the line's catch- 

 ing on twigs. This saves time, avoids broken rods, 

 and preserves one's temper as well. The same reela 



