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to all the ravenous tribe j tlierefore, for such it is parti- 

 cularly eligible. It is applied thus : 



Put the hook into the mouth of the largest of two 

 worms, and thread it for about a third its length ; then bring 

 .out the point of the hook, and slide the -worm up, so as 

 to be kept above the bend, and with its tail hanging down 

 in a line with the shank. 



Then thread ,die smaller worm, which should be parti- 

 cularly clear and high-coloured, until its head comes up 

 the shank a little above the turn of the bend, -and is overr- 

 lapped.by the tail of the first worm, so that no part of die 

 hook can be seen : be sure to bring the second worm 

 well on, and before you throw in (which should always, 

 be done as gently as possible, letting your line down 

 quietly into the water up to. the float), turn its tail in, so 

 as to hang down between the point and the shank, as be- 

 fore directed, when speaking of a single bait. See Fig. <), 

 Plate I. 



It is highly improper to let the iail project outwards 

 from -the point of the hook; both because it is liable, by 

 -its own weight, and by the motion inseparable from such 

 a position, to work the point through its upper side > and 

 .because it offers the opportunity, which iish in general are 

 cunning enough not to let slip, of ripping the bait away, 

 so as to bare the hook down to the bottom of die bend. 



Until I -found this to be frequently die case, I used to 

 protrude the tail in this objectionable manner, thinking it 

 would tempt die fishes to bite; It certainly did so, b\:<- 

 ..the few I caught were, nine in ten, hooked in the eye, 

 . or in some exterior. part, and were the result of chance, 

 - not of skill ! 



When worms are too small for the hook, they shwnk 

 ^ c 2 up 



