The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-13

4Sow 20 Catch BASS.
MIR, sgTM GREEN DESCRIBING THE BEST Mr.
TaeDs OF CAPTURING A GAMY FISH.
New York Sup.l
Almost every angler has certain hind OF
fish that he tak.s the greatest pleasure ~
| ropturipg. Perhaps there is no bsh wnicn
Is IN more favor with the large proportion
| ~ anglers AS the black bass, or small
mo,,rbed bass. This fish is often c0nfound-
| cd with the .Osweeo or large-mou'hed oass,
| also known rs the Cra>s!Dass ana mud-Da>s.
| n resembles the black bass much In general
appearance, but differs greatly IN Daois
and gamepess. The black bass is piizcd By
the angler both on account az MS aan1v
onaIiies and excellence as food. tie never
sacrifices his life without struggle. wh'cn
often taxes the skill Of the angler 10 ne Ut
most. I vii, undertake To describe the
mos, successful ways in which have taken
them.
StjIl.6shing, so called because the fisher
man remains stationary either In anchored
boat or upon the shore, the most common
and stnpiest wsy In thi> fishing mode.
ro,oIy stiff rod Is used Of an )ut twelve feet
in length--a size about as long % can be
conveniently handled The further you get
the bait from The toat the better. A strong
finp line and reel are also USED. Mine are
hawser laid striped bass linen line, size No..
q and hooks 'Shau"hDessys NO. j. Tee
hook should be tied on single gut smell.
The best bait for large bass is miDnow
about four inches long, OF tie sucker, club,
or sinner species. fre> h-Waier crab or cIa"-
fish. and dobson or heiiaramite are also ustd
successfully.
In using miunows for bait insert your
hook through The middle az the back Just
above the backbone, taking care MT TO
hook il through the backbone or below II O.;
also. be careful not TO remove the scales or
in any way destroy The mlnno~'s natural
appearance. Anchor your boat III from
twelve to twenty feet OF water.
Now we will suppose the angler is sittiag
in his boat, with rod and reel and hook
bai,ed. II YOU are fishing with cork or
bobber on YOU line. measure The depth OF
water, and place your bOhber 80 that your
bait will be within foot If the bottom. or
course a light sinker i necessary, place
foot above the bait. When the bass sees
the mnpow he darts for il, takes it in his
mouth. and carries it about tive or SIX
feet before he Overcomes the force II
the rush. When be stops be sblft>
the minnow about in his n nth nn-
iii he gets it head foremost. and
then proceeds to swallow II. This operation
will occupy full minute. As loon as he
oets The minuOw swallowed or well under
way he will start to swim Oh in search
Of other food. When the angler sees thai
fish has struck hi bait. instead OF Jerking
give hin line until lie stops; and when you
see he has stopped nIbblno, which is caused
by getting the minnOw in position 10 s~al-
low, ana is moving off, make SHORT, quick
strike, which can be done so that II you
don't hook the tish The bar will not move
more than foot, and If you mis- the d'b
the first time the chances are he will take 1t
again. ii YOU are fishing WITHOUT bobher
il IS O good plan, after you see that the fish
IL no, hooked. TO let your ban settle niue
dia,ely 10 the bottom. and the fish will think
be has killed the minnow, and nine times
out of ten he will 60 for him again.
In using crawish or fresl'-water crao
for bait, before putting it IN your hook 1t IS
good plan to break off one or Tue pincner>.
The object in doing this is 10 disable the
crawl III so that he clnnOt crawl so well.
and will not be so likely 10 get under stones
and hide himself. or get your hook fast. Ny
experience has Dcen that black bass will sell
a. that is where they are accustomed 10 see
ing them, and when IL Is OIL the bottom
swinging about in the wafer toey do moi
seem 10 know what II Is. Whtn using the
crawfisb for halt it is fully Us well.
ADD perhlps better, TO disneD.e with
the cork or bobber, ard although
the sport is finer IN using rod.
ana / prefer it. undoubtedly as many t-h
can be caught by fishing with u ha1I.liue.
In putting he crawtisb on YOUR hook insert
the hook on the undeI->ide through the
second wrinkle Of the tail from The body.
and have tue hook come through The tail
out on the back; throw the bait ava, from
the boat or shore as far a. YOU can convent
entity, and let il settle TO the bottom. WDeD
The bass sees the bait he goes for IL ~ he
does for TIE miunOws. but does not go -
far after taking the bit Def re be stops
not more tban two ar three feet. when he
gets the craw fish in his month he tulns him
until he gets 1t tail irst. aud tnen swallows
It. When the bass starts To swim OFT make
the strike.
Fishing for black bass with artificial flies,
either by trolling or casting. as III brook
trout fishing, is generally considered Tue
most scientific way, Il the tackle j. tiuer
and more skill is required 10 handle and
land The fish. The act of casting alone re-
auires considerable practice and skin. In
trolling with flies use the same rod, line,
and reel a. described above for sill tsniDg.
Use single-gu; leader. The gu should be
one size finer than salmon gut, and the
lender should he in lengh one foot shorter
than the length OF your rod down 10 The
reel. small brass swivel should be used
to connect The leader with he line, the oh.
ject being to keep the leader from twist
lug. aud two b shot should be split and
placed on the leader, about Il tot from
eacn end. | use on nv leader three aud
sometimes four flies, placed equal distances
apart. The flies should be tied on books,
SIZE number one or one naugnt. The bass
Il es sold in New York are, in I'd, opinion,
generally tied on too large hooks. The body
Of the fly should be larger man is generally
made, nearly as large round IN The tbickest
part as an ordinary lead pencil The bright
est flies should ALWAYS be placed at The up
per end Of the leader, for bright flies at
tract the attention OF the bass, and yonr
lower flies, following In quick succession,
arc the ones on which the fish are Usually
caught. When you hook fish take p2en,y
OF time In getting him in, for In dong so
YOU are mere likely TO save your dsn; and
IL there il another fish near, The cnanees'
are that he will take one Of the remaining
flies. Keep your Dish on the spring OF your
rod, and do not let your line get
slack. The most successful flies that have
used are as follows, Upper fly. wings 81
white goose feathers, bo0y OF red worsted.
wound with tinsei, and grizzIv b'ckle aud
red ibis tail. The next fly Is known 10
dealers a. the Grizzly King. and for the
lower flies the Governor Alyord aud Seth
Green. These flies eau be found Ut most