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can use only one pole, or two or three, as you like for they 

 are "set" in rests provided on the bank. After setting the 

 rods you can light up and take things easy until a cork goes 

 out of sight, then haul in your fish. You needn't be afraid 

 of hurting him and he will try his best to hurt you while you 

 are removing the hook, so look out for his spines on the 

 pectoral fins. 



For bait you may use angleworms, soft shelled crawfish, 

 or the tail of a shelled one, a piece of liver, a mussel, or what 



Common Catfish or Bullhead. 



is probably better thun anything else, a strip of fresh beef. 

 In quiet, mud bottomed water, where weeds and lilies grow, 

 is the best for bullheads. You can catch them at any time of 

 day, but evening or after dark is best. It is always good 

 after a thunder shower. 



Besides the bullheads there are about thirty other kinds 

 of catfish found in this country. The largest is the Missis- 

 sippi catfish or blue cat. It is found in the Mississippi river, 

 and others rivers of the South; also the Great Lakes. It 

 sometimes reaches a weight of 100 pounds, or even more. 



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