Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-07-26
BOB KEATING'S FISHING
EXPLOIT.
BOB
| How He Rated His Reel and
Caught John Mackay.


Last Summer Bob Heating was
up at the Lake and stopped at the
Tallac House over night along with
John Mackay. The latter is great
lover of the rod and fly, but claims
. that fishing isn't what it used to be
in California, and now he hasn't
the patience to wait for bite.
Heating, however, insisted that if
he would come up and fish in Fal-
len Leaf Lake after dark he could
catch some of the gamiest trout
that ever Topped fin in the water
Mackay was finally persuaded to
go, and Bob drove him up with a
most mischeivous look in his eyes.
Bob had made bet that if he got
John up at the lake he would beat
him out of $50, and he swindled
him out of the amount as follows:
A few days before in Virginia City
he got Fredricks, the jeweler, to fix
him up combination Of wheels in
side fishing reel, that when
knob was touched would make
whirring sound like a reel playing
out silk trout line at the rate of a
mile minute. Fredricks fixed up
a reel after this fashion and it
worked to charm Armed with
rod and this trick reel, he got
Mackay up at Fallen Leaf after
shutdown and out in a boat. They
| took few ordinary trout when
darkness settled down on the water
and Bob remarked:
Now the fifteen Founders come
out Of their holes to feed"
This made the Bonanza man a
little excited and he clutched his rod
with firm grasp.
Presently Bob pressed the knob
of his reel and it gave forth whirr
that was music to the ear
Give hooked one now" said Bob
in hoarse whisper, and the whirr
of the reel came again.
Mackay rose up wild with excite
ment, and Bob kept swaying his
pole around and leaning over the
water as if he had leviathan at
the end.
Get the gaff ready he whis-
pered again, and stand by to take
him in.
The reel gave forth another whirr
and Mackay begged Heating to let
him have the rod
Gust let me hold the rod but
two minutes and Ill go home sat
isfed."
"Too much JOY in it for me-,
quoth Bob. Never had such a
big one on in all my life; 'fraid l
cant land him.
Bet We ten dollars l can land
him, just let me get my hand on
that pole"
Hold on, Cap; it don't go" said
Bob. You run your pole and let !
me run mine and again the whizz
Of the reel came forth, louder and |
more exasperating than ever.
Lord how he takes out the line!
l expect he's a twenty FOUNDER
Mackay was still paving about
in the dark for the butt Of Bob's
pole, and the next time the reel
whirred he offered Bob ten dollars
for chance to hold the pole two
minutes.
''Oh you'd never give it back
said Bob. "Quit jumpin' round so
you'll upset the boat, keep COOL
Twenty dollars, said Mackay
in pleading voice. "Now Bob
just gimme one chance at it,"
sold, cash up" was the reply.
And Mackay fishing up a double
eagle from his breeches pocket
passed it to Bob and took the pole.
s. If the line slackens reel him
in" said Bob. But just then
Mackay accidentally touched the
knob and started the reel talking
again, much to his delight, but to
his disgust there was no strain on
the line. Then it made some
more noise and Mackay dropped
or the mechanical fraud.
Nice toy this, Bob he said,-
it go few times.