Salt- Water Bait 



spearing. In emergencies, when bait is 

 short, parts of the fish caught are put to 

 use for bait. The most important part 

 of the outfit is to have a first-class bait can 

 and box easy to open and shut, as well 

 as secure, so that the bait may not escape. 

 Such a thing gives the angler great comfort 

 as nothing is so annoying as to find the 

 bait die or escape before angling begins. 



To purchase bait for sea fishing that is 

 sufficient for a day's sport is quite expensive 

 in some cases, and fortunate indeed is the 

 angler who can catch the bait himself on 

 his way to the fishing grounds. To get 

 shrimps a stout net is required, and the time 

 to get them is at falling or low tide. They 

 are to be caught in many of the small pools 

 in creeks and inland bays. When netting 

 them the net should be moved swiftly 

 through the water as near the bottom as 

 possible and dragged through the weeds 

 and seagrass. If two anglers are together, 

 a couple of thousand are soon scooped in, 

 one netting, the other picking out the 



