Word: baited
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Rods, Reels & Waders. In addition to a comprehensive river-by-river and lake-by-lake inventory of Canadian and U.S. fish, Fishing is full of information on everything from rods, reels and waders to gaff hooks, bait boxes and barometers...
...lake and lower a pail of chopped vegetables to it every day for a week. By that time the carp, who are mainly vegetarians, should be using that spot for a feeding ground. A ball of half-baked dough or a piece of half-boiled vegetable is good for bait. Cast it near the feeding ground, give it a foot of slack line, "set" the hook as soon as the outsmarted carp starts moving away. If he is played away from his feeding ground, "other carp will not be frightened and as many as four or five . . . may be taken...
...argued Heckscher. The Post's old friends "are not actually averse to sex. [But they dislike] having their sex dished up as bait. The only thing worse than an obviously bad paper is a paper . . . which is obviously good and makes ugly sounds as a matter of deliberate policy. . ." He thought that the Post had almost run the gamut of sex and sensation, predicted that it would soon inspire "a feeling not only of boredom but of distaste and revulsion." Concluded Heckscher: "A newspaper is neither read nor edited in watertight compartments. A liberal newspaper must be liberal...
...special occasions. To get news from the Soviet zone, the Western newsmen are forced to rely on 1) Soviet-controlled German newspapers, 2) the Soviet-licensed German news agency, 3) clandestine sources. Knowing this, the propaganda-wise Russians sometimes plant phony stories, wait until Western newsmen swallow the Soviet bait, then denounce their "mendacity...
...takes bits of ripe, strong Gorgonzola, wraps them in cloth and buries them in the earth. When the odor has seeped through the soil, he leads his dog within range. After many tries, the dog gets the idea and smells out the Gorgonzola. When he digs up the bait, the trainer pats him and feeds him a rewarding biscuit...