Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-05-05

several small DEMONSTRATIONS OF violence
we're made on the streets to-day and more
extended disorder was prevented by the ju-
dicious counsel Of cool heads The condi.
ton Of affairs here just now looks more
gloomy than we care to describe.
About Luck THAT which happens to q
person, whether Of good or evil, is Mck. II
an agreeable event visits man, he is in good
luck II the reverse, it is his bad luck; and
it is usually elissed as such, But entirely too
much is attributed to luck. Design has a
great deal more to do with human events
than seems generally to be understood
What is frequently mistaken for luck is the
effect naturally resulting from known or
nnknnwn cause, but generally ascertainable
through intelligent investigation. Any event
which follows any particular or defined line
oi conduct is the result, not luck
We have been induced to refer to this sub
ect from some remarks addressed to us by q
couple of gentlemen, who are anxious to en-
gage in bass-fshing, but assure us that they
always have such miserable luck They
specify that in the first place they can seldom
get bite, although they fish just where di-
rected by the Professional Fishermen; and
in the next place they miss the fish when
they get bite In short they have bad
luck" Let us briefly see about this.
Success in fishing is the result of proper
knowledge of the subject Novces some
times have the luck to take fish, but men
who habitually catch them depend on their
acquaintance with the habits of fish, the kind
of water they frequent at different seasons,
and their skill in hooking and landing them.
In the absence Of proper knowledge of the
subject, which is best acquired by experience
we propose to offer few items for the bene.
fit of those who always have such miserable
luck
Secure the best bass hooks and lines,
which you can procure at Langdons. Get
instructions from an adept how TO use them
and you should accompany such an one to
the river. He will learn you how to catch
bait and viii instruct yon in other essential
preliminaries. After you have commenced
angling, under the favorable circumstances
indicated, should you feel the fish at your
bait, don't be in haste to pull This is the
mistake which novice makes, and calls il
"bad luck." The bass generally grabs the
bait-not the hook--and moves away from
other fish, and then halts, turns the bait, and
after swallowing it head.foremost, starts of
rapidly. When the fish takes the secondTun
is the time TO pull, which must be done with
a sudden, not too violent jerk and you will
secure your fish eight time out Of ten. But
should you check your line when the bass
first starts to run, as be has not got hold Of
the hook, you will loose both fish and bait
When you have succeeded in fastening ish,
you shonld not attempt to pull 1t out OF the
water by main force, but keep the liue tight,
and allowing the ish TO remain under water,
gently urge il out to shore, when you may
easily secnre IL A great many bass are lost
after they have been fastened, Just for want
Of proper care in taking them out Of the
water
Amateur fshermen will find that attention
TO what we have printed above, together with
frequent practice, will have much to do with
improving their "luok when they "go fish
ing" The bass-fshing will commence about
the first Of next month, when, IL the rivers
are 10 good stage, "double-shelr' bait may
be obtained. Dip-nst fishermen assure US
that the signs for plenty Of bass in the
streams in Southern Ohio are better than for
several years previously.