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Part III. — Seventh Annual Rejiort 



Table I. 



Showing the number of hooks baited with particular baits, and the 

 number and kind of fish caught. 



Bait. 



Hooks. 



Haddock. 



Cod. 



Whiting. 



Gurnard. 



Dab. 



Plaice. 



Total. 



Mussel, . . . 



10,900 



302 



258 



119 



7 



119 





805 



Clam, . . . 



10,000 



188 



244 



55 



4 



113 





604 



Limpet, 



6,480 



102 



58 



12 



3 



60 





235 



Lug worm, . 



3,500 



130 



39 



67 



3 



50 



"4 



293 



Horse Mussel, 



760 



2 



33 







7 





42 





400 



5 



2 



2 





2 





11 



Whelk,. . . 



360 



1 



4 





"i 







6 



Mussel hi Bo- ) 

 racic Acid, . ) 



300 











1 





1 



Bullock's Liver, 



280 



1 





1 





3 





5 



Herring, . . 



160 











1 





1 



Crayfish, . . 



128 



i 



"i 











2 



Cockle, . . . 



120 



12 





"i 





*9 





25 



Snail, . . . 



112 











' 9 





9 



Earthworm, . 



60 



i 







"i 







2 



Artificial Lures, 



2,020 

















Totals, . . 



35,580 



745 



639 



260 



19 



374 



4 



2,041 



Table II. 



Giving the percentages of the fish caught by the various baits. 



Bait. 



Hooks. 



Haddock. 



Cod. 



Whiting. 



Gurnard. 



Dab. 



Plaice. 



Total. 



Mussel,. . . 



10,900 



2-77 



2-37 



1-09 



•06 



1-09 





7*38 



Clam, . . . 



10,000 



1-88 



2-44 



•55 



•04 



1-13 





6-04 



Limpet, . . 



6,480 



1-58 



•90 



•19 



•05 



•93 





3-65 



Lugworm, . . 



3,500 



3-71 



1-11 



1-91 



•09 



1-43 



•12 



8-37 



Horse Mussel, 



760 



•26 



4-34 







•92 





5-52 



Cuttlefish, . . 



400 



1-25 



•5 



" : 5 





•5 





2-75 



Whelk, . . . 



360 



•28 



1-11 





'•28 







1-67 



Mussel in Bo- ) 

 racic Acid, . ) 



300 











33 





•33 



Bullock's Liver, 



280 



•36 





•35 





1-07 





1-28 



Herring, . . 



160 











•62 





•62 



Crayfish, . . 



128 



•78 



'•78 











1-56 



Cockle, . . . 



120 



10- 





3 V 33 





7 ; 5 





20-83 



Snail, . . . 



112 











8-04 





8-04 



Earthworm, . 



60 



1-67 







l'-66 







3-33 



Artificial Lures, 



2,020 

















Totals, . . 



35,580 



2-09 



1-79 



•73 



•05 



1-51 



•12 



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From the above tables it will be seen that the commoner forms of bait 

 used by the Scottish fishermen — mussel, clam, limpet, and lugworm — 

 were chiefly used for the lines of the ' Garland,' and it is interesting to 

 note the results. From the limited numbers of the other kinds of bait 

 it would be rash to generalise too hastily. This is more apparent from 

 Table III., when the comparative results obtained on 21st September 1888 

 by the different baits are noted. From Table II., it will be seen that the 

 percentage of success, 20*83 for cockles, is the highest registered for any 

 bait, yet on the date mentioned lugworm, clam, and mussel were each 

 more successful than the cockle. We are not therefore warranted in form- 

 ing any conclusion as to cockles, which were used on only one occasion. A 



