Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



stiff, such a rod covers the wants of all 

 fresh-water bottom-feeding fish, but the 

 sunny needs a finer line than the perch. It 

 also needs much smaller hooks, of size 

 from 8 to 10, and the float should be small, 

 for it takes it with such a snap, running 

 away at a clipping pace, that young anglers 

 would lose half their pleasure fishing for 

 sunnies without a float; the patience is not 

 wearied by waiting for it to bob, they keep 

 it bobbing all the time. Adjust the float 

 so that the bait hangs a foot from the bot- 

 tom. This is done by using a sinker to find 

 the depth of the water. Place two or three 

 No. 8 split shots about six inches apart from 

 the snell, to sink the bait. Angle worms or 

 earthworms are the most successful bait. 

 They should be small of size those of a 

 reddish-pink color are the best; put only 

 one worm on the hook, and be very careful 

 to loop it over the hook, leaving a small end 

 to wriggle in the water. No kind of fish 

 are more eager to take a bunch of worms, 

 and no larger fish are attracted by an inde- 



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