54 ANGLING 



Meal ground-bait is useful for chub, dace, roach, and 

 carp in deep waters. Bread, oatmeal, and bran, must be 

 well kneaded together with a little water until they will 

 form tough balls. Should be used with the sweet paste. 



Soiled rice is a good ground-bait when fishing with 

 gentles, and one grain placed nicely on the hook will some 

 times attract a roach. 



Raw rice and large grained white sago, the latter espe- 

 cially, is useful when fishing with boiled malt. 



Bread and clay, or bran and clay, kneaded together, and 

 a large stone placed in the middle, is a useful ground-bait 

 when fishing with paste. To the bran and clay gentles 

 or worms may be added, and throwu into the stream ; and 

 as they creep out, the fish take them, and are encouraged 

 to take your finer bait. In deep water, this is one of the 

 best ground baits. 



Greaves boiled and mixed with clay or bran is the proper 

 ground-bait for barbel. Wet sand and carrion gentles, 

 chewed bread, are all good ground-baits. 



When fishing with worms, clay, malt-dust, and bran 

 may be mixed together with some chopped worms, and a 

 little bullock's or sheep's blood may be added and made 

 into tenacious balls. 



The young angler should recollect that his object is to 

 attract the fish, and not to feed them, therefore when fish- 

 ing he should use the ground-bait sparingly. It should 

 always be of the same nature as the baits to be used, but of 

 inferior quality. Without the use of ground-bait in slug 

 gish streams, the chances of the angler's success are but 

 small. 



