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Lobster Trap Branding Iron, 1961

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… used them for crop fertilizer and fish bait, as well as food for themselves; early settlers considered lobsters food for servants and paupers. Some…"

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Local Fishermen at Pine Point, Scarborough, 1932

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Society & Museum Early settlers used clams for bait, selling their excess to vessels in the Grand Banks fleet and other fishing areas."

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Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca. 1915

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Worms were also used for bait a lot. Outside of Strong during this time period, the most popular places in Maine to fish were the Rangeley and…"

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Early fishing schooner, ca. 1870

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… Wharf on the Atlantic side was a factory that baited trawlers coming into Mackerel Cove. Swan’s Island fishermen worked hard and were successful at…"

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Boston Herald reported, “Never did a fisherman bait his traps with more alluring or attractive morsels that did Reverend P."