The Worm as a Bait 



advantage in having them well scoured and 

 of proper size. There are four kinds of 

 worms most esteemed by anglers. The 

 black-headed worm, found in good garden 

 soil, is free from the knot which most 

 worms have, and is rather dark in color; 

 it is the most durable of all worms. Then 

 there is the branding, found in old dung 

 hills or similar places. It may be known 

 by being ringed all round with a knot a 

 little above the middle, and it is somewhat 

 flat. One objection to it is its extreme 

 softness; it is incapable of being tough- 

 ened. The marsh worm when taken from 

 the earth is of a pale blue color with a 

 whitish knot a little above the center. It 

 is a very small worm, and when kept long 

 enough becomes a lively pink color and 

 most killing for dace, sunfish and chub. It 

 is the most plentiful, and may be found in 

 any garden among heaps of decayed leaves 

 or rubbish and below stones. The red- 

 headed worm is only found plentifully in 

 the very richest soil about the edge of dung 



