242 BAITING WITH LARGE WORMS. 



not rip the bait away, so as to bare the hook down 

 to the bottom of the bend. 



" To bait with two worms is the most alluring 

 practice of any for the voracious tribes, as trout, 

 perch, and eels; whilst one worm, on the con- 

 trary, well put on the hook, unless the worms be 

 very small, is perhaps best for roach, dace, and 

 gudgeon. In baiting with two worms, proceed 

 to place the first as already directed, but allow it 

 to remain above the arming until the second 

 worm is penetrated by the hook> not at the head 

 but near the tail, threading it up, and turning a 

 small portion only of its head within the bend 

 of the hook. Lastly, draw down the first worm 

 to meet the second." 



I beg the reader's attention to the following 

 paragraph from "The Encyclopaedia of Eural 

 Sports." The author, Mr. Elaine, says, " In bait- 

 ing with the dew or lob-worm, enter the point of 

 the hook a very little below the head, and carry 

 it to within half an inch of the tail, burying the 

 whole of the hook within the worm. We have, 

 when the worm has been unusually large (which 

 is a very tempting bait either for salmon or large 

 barbel), passed out the hook a little short of the 

 centre of its length, and have again entered it 

 about an inch below, and carried it along the 

 remainder of the hook, leaving the folded portion 

 pendent. Though the barbel has by no means a 



