The Worm as a Bait 



away with it, and all that remains is a white 

 piece of tape on the hook, not near so 

 attractive as the natural wriggling worm. 

 Any fish whose mouth is large enough to 

 take a bloodworm takes the hook right in 

 its mouth, so that it is much better if the 

 worm is hooked by the skin, first at one 

 end, then in the middle, also at the other 

 end; by this means the worm lives, acts in 

 a natural manner more attractive to the 

 fish, drawing them to the bait much sooner, 

 and entices them to take it with greater 

 avidity. Blood and sandworms are quite 

 long enough to allow at least an inch of 

 each end to hang down and so wriggle. 

 There is one disadvantage in hooking by 

 the skin in the fact that smaller kinds than 

 those fished for are apt to more easily tear 

 the bait off and get away with it, but I 

 find this happens less often than might be 

 supposed, for the larger fish drive small 

 ones away when they see a kicking worm. 



