Natural Baits. 375 



Salt-water shrimps, when they can be procured, are 

 good baits for black bass, alive or pickled, that is, pre- 

 served in salt or strong brine. 



I have seen black bass caught with cut bait, and even 

 the humble " wum ; " but the angler who is reduced to 

 such severe straits, is more to be pitied than envied. 



Prog-casting with a very short rod, five or six feet 

 long, is now practiced by some anglers, casting overhead, 

 as with the artificial fly. It is a method well adapted for 

 very weedy waters. 



