. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 327 Frogs, as bait for Pike, are much used in some parts of the country. They are generally employed as live bait, by passing the hook through the skin of the back or belly. Some use the double Limerick Pickerel hook, attached to brass wire, making a hole through the skin of the back or belly with a baiting needle, and fastening it with thread to prevent its getting
. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 327 Frogs, as bait for Pike, are much used in some parts of the country. They are generally employed as live bait, by passing the hook through the skin of the back or belly. Some use the double Limerick Pickerel hook, attached to brass wire, making a hole through the skin of the back or belly with a baiting needle, and fastening it with thread to prevent its getting out of place; others pass the hook through the lip of the frog, and some again through the back muscle of the hind legs, and then tie up the limbs to conceal the hooks. They are mostly used on the top of the water (still-fishing, or trolling). When em- ployed in mid water, or near bottom with a float, it will be necessary to use a good size sinker, or a few large shot, to keep them down. In all cases, in live bait angling, they should be allowed to come to the top occasionally for air ; but not quite as long as the Virginia abstractionist, as related in the N. Y. Spirit of the Times, who. using an insufficient weight, or giving his line too much freedom, found, after fishing all the morning without a bite (whilst taking a bite at his 12 o'clock lunch), his veritable bait sitting on a stump opposite, looking at him. Frogs are very tenacious of life, the piercing of the skin in baiting doing them very little injury. The hind legs are very success- fully used in trolling, and make a bait, when skinned and placed on the double or single hook, perhaps the most taking in the whole list of pike baits. The gentler sex in this country as well as in the Old World are becoming captivated with, and enthusiastic on the subject of angling. In some parts of our trouting districts there are many ladies that can throw the fly with as much dexterity and grace as those that are made of sterner st
Size: 1584px × 1577px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, booksubjectfishing, bookyear1849
