THE COMPLETE ANGLER. SOD 



that, which will however very oft fall out, I always arm the- 

 hook I design for this bait with the whitest horse-hair I can 

 choose, which itself will resemble, and shine like that bait, 

 and consequently will do more good, or less harm, than an. 

 arming of any other colour. These grubs are to be baited 

 thus : the hook is to be put under the head or chaps of the 

 bait, and guided down the middle of the belly without 

 suffering it to peep out by the way, for then the ash-grub 

 especially will issue out water and milk, till nothing but the 

 skin shall remain, and the bend of the hook will appear 

 black, through it, till the point of your hook come so low 

 that the head of your bait may rest, and stick upon the hair 

 that stands out to hold it ; by which means it can neither 

 slip of itself, neither will the force of the stream, nor quick 

 pulling out, upon any mistake, strip it off. 



Now the cadis, or cod-bait, which is a sure killing bait, 

 and, for the most part, by much surer than either of the other, 

 may be put upon the hook, two or three together, and is 

 sometimes, to very great effect, joined to a worm, and some- 

 times to an artificial fly, to cover the joint of your hook ; but 

 is always to be angled with at the bottom, when by itself 

 especially, with the finest tackle ; and is, for all times of 

 the year, the most holding bait of all other whatever, both 

 for trout and grayling. 



There are several other baits besides these few I have 

 named you, which also do very great execution at the bottom, 

 and some that are peculiar to certain countries and rivers, 

 of which every angler may in his own place make his own 

 observation ; and some others that I do not think fit to put 

 you in mind of, because I would not corrupt you, and would 

 have you, as in all things else I observe you to be a very 

 honest gentleman, a fair angler. And so much for the 

 second sort of angling for a trout at the bottom. 



YIAT. But, sir, I beseech you give me leave to ask you 

 one question : is there no art to be used to worms, to make 

 them allure the fish, and in a manner compel them to bite at 

 the bait 1 



Pise. Not that I know of; or did I know any such secret, 

 I would not use it myself, and therefore would not teach it 

 you. Though I will not deny to you, that in my younger 

 days, I have made trial of oil of osprey, oil of ivy, camphire, 

 fissafoetida, juice of nettles, and several other devices that I 

 was taught by several anglers I met with ; but could never 



