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down the centre, until at least two-thirds of the worm has been 

 run upon the hook and line. When the finger of the right hand 

 can no longer touch the hook shank, the head of the worm must 

 be pulled upwards with the two first fingers and thumb of the 

 right hand, at the same time that with the left the threading 

 process at the point of the hook is continued. 



Another plan, which is easier than the above, is to enter 

 the hook point at the head as described, and after passing it 

 through as much as the shank of the hook will cover, bring 

 the point out again and run the worm clean up on the gut two 

 or three inches above the hook, then again insert the hook point 

 at the orifice from which the gut is drawn out. Repeat the 

 threading process towards the tail of the worm until again the 

 shank of the hook completely disappears, when the gut being 

 drawn tight the bait is completed. 



In using the lob-worm tail only, the worm must be broken 

 about the middle, longer or shorter according to circumstances, 

 and the hook inserted at the point of the breakage, the worm 

 being then run up the hook until the shank is somewhat more 

 than covered, and only the end of the tail remains at liberty. 



For baiting with a whole brandling or other small worm with 

 a single hook, the same plan as that employed for the whole 

 lob-worm should be followed, with the difference 

 that the hook-point must be inserted at or a 

 little above the 'knot' the worm in this case 

 being of course unbroken and that it is better 

 to leave a gap between the spot where the point 

 of the hook is first brought out and that where 

 it is re-entered in the worm. Baiting thus the 

 hook does not require to be run in quite so far, 

 as, when the line is pulled tight and the upper 

 part of the worm drawn down, the exposed por- TWO-HOOK 



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tion of the hook- shank will be covered by the 

 upper portion of the worm. 



Where my two-hook tackle is used (ride cut) all this dis- 

 agreeable part of the business is dispensed with. 



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