90 BAITS, AND THEIR USE. 



mutton kidney suet the best of all. Having chopped 

 it into small pieces, and thrown it into a saucepan 

 containing about a quart of water, let it boil slowly 

 until the suet is dissolved, and then, having ready 

 some well-beaten hempen sacking or wrapper, that 

 has not enveloped anything noxious, dip it into the 

 liquor. When well soaked in it, and having become 

 cold, mix some fresh mould with the worms, and put 

 the whole into a deep earthen vessel, or tub; the latter 

 is preferable. Into this pour a good stock of lob or 

 marsh- worms, or any sort of red earthworms ; and 

 over the top tie a linen cloth that will admit air, and 

 yet prevent them escaping. Place them in a cool 

 situation, and the worms will feed and cleanse them- 

 selves, and keep lively and fit for use for many months. 

 We would observe, however, that if the angler have 

 different species of worms, let him keep them in sepa- 

 rate vessels, so that at any time he may select the sort 

 and quantity necessary to be placed in moss, prepara- 

 tory to his using them." 



Gentles are a favourite bait with a large number of 

 anglers, and not without reason, especially for roach, 

 dace, and barbel. 



Gentles may be bred by hanging up a piece of liver, 

 or any other animal substance, till it putrefies. They 

 should be kept with sand in a small box or barrel. 

 The largest and whitest should be chosen. 



The beetles found in a cow -dung, and wasp-grubs, also 

 constitute good bait. 



The cad, which is found at the sides of stony brooks, 

 and in ponds, pits, and ditches, is a good bait for 

 grayling, trout, roach, dace, chub, &c., as are also, 



