14 PREFACE. 



of angling, for I consider them the cleanest, most satis- 

 factory, and most pleasant styles of fishing. Some might 

 not look on it this way, as a little story that I heard just 

 recently will illustrate. 



An old colored woman wanted to purchase one of the 

 late pattern artificial baits, and the dealer, knowing that she 

 did not know how to use a bait of this kind proceeded to 

 explain. "Now see here," he said, "you can't use this like 

 you do an ordinary baited hook ; you must keep it moving 

 all the time wiggle it." And she replied, "Aw gwan ; take 

 yo wiggle ; I don't want no wiggle. I wants a bait that I 

 can fro out, and sit still and fish." And so it may be with 

 others. 



And now I leave you to peruse this work, and I trust 

 that you will enjoy it; that it may help you to make better 

 catches of nicer fish ; and perhaps, if you are an amateur, 

 even teach you better and more enjoyable ways of fishing. 



THE AUTHOR. 



