Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



shrimp after they are dumped on the dry 

 land. They should at once be placed in the 

 bait box and covered over with a supply 

 of cabbage weed, a thin green sea plant 

 that is plentiful where they are caught. 



If the box is not trailed in the water dur- 

 ing the time the angler is going to the fish- 

 ing ground, the shrimps should be kept cool 

 and the water repeatedly changed, so that 

 they are about the temperature of sea 

 water. In this manner they can be kept 

 alive. They will live some time in the 

 water after being hooked. After they are 

 dead they turn a white color, and in that 

 state are of no service. 



To get blood or sandworms, the neces- 

 sary tool is a strong spade, which can be 

 hidden among the grass after use for fu- 

 ture occasions. Bloodworms are not so 

 plentiful or so easy to get as shrimps. 

 They are partial to a strong, muddy sand, 

 and are dug up about six inches from the 

 surface. The best places to find them is in 

 sandy, dark, muddy places, where mussels 

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