Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



some will bite at ebb tide, and many an- 

 glers claim that more and larger fish are 

 caught at night, especially on dark nights. 

 The best bait are these mentioned in 

 the order named shrimps, bloodworms, 

 common garden worms and small minnows. 

 Their favorite bait is shrimp, which should 

 be placed on the hook tail first, the point 



Smelts. 



of the hook coming out of the head. The 

 bloodworm is a long, thick, white worm, 

 dug up from muddy sand in salt water. It 

 has a large vein of blood running through 

 the middle, which should not be pierced, 

 but it should be hooked through the skin, 

 so that the blood will not escape. If 

 hooked in this way it is very tough and lasts 

 a long time. Minnows are more successful 



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