258 CATEEPILLAKS AS BAITS. 



Either of these accidents will cause their internal 

 matter to exude, and so spoil them. The best 

 way of baiting with the caterpillar is that recom- 

 mended by Mr. Blaine, who says, " In putting ca- 

 terpillars on the hook some nicety is required. A 

 bristled hook (a hook with a bit of hog's bristle 

 projecting upwards from the shank to prevent 

 the bait from flipping down) also is necessary, of 

 No. 5, 6, or 7 size, according to circumstances, on 

 which the caterpillar should be threaded, passing 

 it up from the shoulders, leaving half an inch of 

 the tail pendent : pass or thread another contrary- 

 wise, taking care to have the barb completely 

 covered. Inspect the bait very frequently, and 

 change it often. We have also daped success- 

 fully with a pair of brown wings on a hook No. 5, 

 and with one caterpillar passed up the hook to 

 meet the wings, where a retaining bristle dressed 

 on the hook with them should be placed." Arti- 

 ficial palmers, well dressed, are much more handy, ' 

 and very often kill better than the real caterpillar. 

 The green caterpillar, or cabbage- grub, is a good 

 bait for grayling. 



Pastes have divided the opinions of the angling 

 world, very uselessly in my opinion. Perfumed 

 and variously coloured pastes, as a general rule, 

 should be rejected by the wise angler. The sim- 

 pler the paste the better: sometimes made of 

 nothing more than moistened bread-crumb, worked 



