The Catfish or Bullhead 



rod and line the worm is perhaps the best 

 and most convenient bait. They will take 

 with nearly the same avidity minnows, 

 grasshoppers, small frogs, a piece of salt 

 mackerel, or pork, as well as pieces of fresh 

 fish cut from the under part of a chub, sun- 

 fish or perch, that part which has the fin 

 attached. As the catfish always gorges the 

 bait, his mouth being large and capacious, 

 the hook is extracted much easier if it is a 

 good size; No. 5 or No. 6 Limerick hooks 

 will do. If the young angler does not pos- 

 sess a split bamboo, a light rod of native 

 cane ten feet long will be of ample service. 

 The line should be of twisted silk, the same 

 length as the rod and tied to the tip, doing 

 away with the use of the reel. 



As to a leader, it is unnecessary, but a 

 three-foot leader, like the one used for 

 perch, makes the outfit seem more like game 

 fishing, and the leader is useful because it 

 stands up better from the bait than when 

 snells only are in use. I have seen catfish 

 caught without even snells, the hook being 



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