158 WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW TO CATCH FISH 



CHAPTER III. 



LIST OF BAITS. 



Clams, Fiddler Crabs, Hermit or Soldier Crabs, Oyster Crabs, 

 Sea Crabs, Sand Crabs, called among the Keys "Sprite"; Stone 

 Crabs, Crayfish or Crawfish, the latter obtainable only from Bis- 

 cayne Bay, south ; Conchs, obtainable only from Lake Worth, south ; 

 Shrimp and Prawns, rather scarce south of Daytona. 



Menhaden, Anchovies, Alewife, Sardines, Pilchards, Gobies, 

 small Mullets, Stuffoniers. 



Cut Mullets, cut Sailor's Choice, cut Kingfish, cut Grouper, or 

 cut pieces of any other fish when the last mentioned four are not 

 obtainable. 



Small Grunts, Porgies, Spots and other one-fourth to one-half 

 pound fishes, used whole for Sharks, Saw-fish, Amber Jacks, Barra- 

 cuda, Yellow Jacks, Sail-fish, and large Jewfish. Still fishing or 

 trolling. 



I carry a can or two of canned Oysters, Clams and Shrimp, which 

 come handy at times, as starters, when I cannot readily get any of 

 the aforementioned baits. 



In the account of the different fishes and localities I have indi- 

 cated, and will indicate, the appropriate bait to be used in each case. 



ARTIFICIAL BAITS. 



One each Nos. 4, 4^, 6, Skinner's fluted or silver-plated, or 

 nickel-plated spoons. 



One each 3^ -inch and 4-inch calico phantom Minnows, and one 

 each 3^ and 4-inch silvered or white Minnows. 



Six each 3-inch, 3^ -inch, 4^ -inch, 5-inch, 5*4 -inch block tin 

 squids for trolling for Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Kingfish, Group- 

 ers, Amber Jacks, Barracuda, and other large fishes. The measure- 

 ment is of the tin part of the squid only. 



