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rig, so is the Jamison Frog Hook. This latter has a small 

 nose hook to hold the frog and a rubber band is put over his 

 body, holding him close to the hook. 



The dobson cr helgramite is an excellent bait for many 

 kinds of fish. It is an ugly creature and is found under 

 stor.es in the stream. In swift streams they are easily cap- 

 tured by turning stones and holding a minnow net or one of 

 mosquito netting below the stone, when the current will 

 carry the helgramites into the net. They should be hooked 

 by starting the hook under the hard shell near the head and 

 out at the other edge. 



Crickets are not used much but make good bass bait 

 sometimes. They are used the same way as the grasshopper. 



Crawfish are a common bait, used for still fishing. They 

 are best at the time they have shed the shell, and in this con- 

 dition they may be hooked through the body, but at other 

 times they should be hooked through the tail. Bass are fond 

 of crawfish. The "fish" may be captured by turning the stones, 

 or by using a net. There are different kinds of crawfish 

 and they live in all kinds of waters where conditions are 

 very different, therefore a best way of catching them cannot 

 be given. 



A bait that is quite a favorite for bass and large trout is a 

 strip of fat, salt pork, cut in the shape of the letter V, with the 

 hook through the small end. Another form is a tapering 

 strip with cuts in the edges, making it appear to have fins or 

 legs when drawn through the water. The Cooper Weedless 

 Porker is a weedless hook described elsewhere, made specially 

 for pork bait fishing. 



Caterpillars and other like creatures are sometimes used 

 successfully. The grub is also used but I have never found 

 it a very taking bait. The white wood worm found in down 

 timber is a good bait, but soft and easily pulled from the 

 hook. The legs of a large frog, skinned, are a good bait. 

 For still fishing, especially for catfish, liver is very good bait, 



