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...night closed in, we set out our lines, staggered at depths ranging from 50 ft. to 250 ft. On the leaders near the squid used for bait we attached Cyalumes, plastic cylinders containing a glowing green chemical. The deep-dwelling swordfish has evolved eyes as big as silver dollars, and the Cyalume lights up the squid to attract the foraging broadbill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Stalking the Broadbill | 8/21/1978 | See Source »

Greyhounds begin training for the races at the age of ten months. Though prohibited in some states, live jack rabbits are used as "bait" during training sessions. The dogs chase the rabbit by instinct, says trainer Bill Scott, who works for Solimeno. Thus, the trainer's role is reduced to one of care and conditioning of the animals, who are fed a strict diet of horsemeat, beef, meal and vitamins...

Author: By Mary G. Gotschall, | Title: Going to the Dogs | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

Apartment hunting in many cities has taken on aspects of stalking big game. First there is the uncertain trek through the wilderness of newspaper classifieds, riddled with bait-and-switch ads for apartments that were just rented, sorry. There is the patient wait for the quarry, an exercise in stealth, timing and cunning. Finally-if the hunter is lucky-there is what appears to be the target: lg studio, din. area, dressrm, window, kit. D/W, so expo. Then comes the price for bagging what is really a one-room flat: perhaps $350, plus another $350 security, plus maybe another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Tight U.S. Apartment Squeeze | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

Meanwhile, Cousin Hugh Carter, 57, says that his worm-farm business in Plains, Ga., is booming. Sales of the little wrigglers, used by the bucketful as fishing bait, went up 25% after Cousin Jimmy reached the White House, bringing in gross revenues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: All in the Family | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

...attract new deposits, banks have been giving away everything from toasters and TV sets to European vacations. Now the tiny Desert Empire Bank (assets: $8.5 million) near wealthy and exclusive Palm Springs, Calif., has come up with the most alluring bait perhaps considered so far: a $55,000 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow limousine for any customer who will sink $1 million into 6.25% certificates of deposit for six years. The bank will also throw in the price of the sales tax and license plates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Bank Rolls | 1/2/1978 | See Source »

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