Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



the mouth back under the nose. His 

 mouth, though small, is hard and leathery, 

 so that when he is once hooked he is sure 

 to be fast. However much he fights he 

 rarely gets off. In taking the bait they 

 have a variety of ways in going for it, 

 sometimes just the slightest nibble that is 

 hardly felt. Then at other times they rush 

 at it with the greatest fury, racing off with 

 long runs from right to left, sometimes 

 going at a clipping pace right round the 

 boat, and in this way the gamey fighter 

 keeps it up till he is safely landed in the 

 boat, when the angler will be surprised at 

 the remarkable and determined resistance 

 a fish of but two pounds can and does make. 



Though these fish go in schools they are 

 often widely separated. Unlike the weak- 

 fish, when a dozen or two may be caught 

 in rapid succession, the kingfish keeps little 

 company with his fellow, and the angler 

 is more likely to land other fish, and weak- 

 fish in particular if the bait used is shrimp. 



But the difference in the actions in these 

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