148 AUTUMN ANGLING 



a reciprocating motion of the finger and thumb 

 and ball of the hand (or lower part of the palm) 

 and little finger, bending the wrist back and forth 

 the while. This gathers up the line slowly for 

 the cast ; and when the point of the rod urges the 

 bait forward, the line goes out without hindrance. 

 It is a pretty method of fishing. 



In general, bass fishing where the live minnow 

 or other bait may be used, the " paternoster " (as 

 it is termed in England for want of a better name) 

 is decidedly the most useful contrivance (Fig. 70), 

 for the simple reason that it permits of three baits 

 of different kinds being used at one time ; and the 

 angler may attach a minnow to the bottom hook, 

 a dobson to the next, and a frog to the highest 

 one, with the certainty that they will be kept in 

 motion by the moving fish. Sometimes the bass 

 won't take a bait fish ; and if this be so, even a fly 

 can be attached to find out if they will take that. 

 They are very capricious, especially in midsum- 

 mer. 



The " sink and draw " bait mentioned as useful 

 for trout is a very good bait also for the basses, 

 as also is the " Caledonian minnow," and " Phan- 

 tom," 



