Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-10

nature Of the squid will at once become
apparent to the bluefish. and although
thousand will follow it, not one will
strike it. Two lines from one boat are
enough for enjoyable sport More
than two fihermen. are liable to be in
one another's way. and the fouling of
lines and other annoyances will be sure
to occur and mar the enjoyment of the
day. A good boatman is an indispen-
sable adjunct of an outfit for this kind
OF trolling. Fishing with q rod-an
ordinary nine-foot bass rolls my IA
vorite way of taking the bluefish.
Anchored at spot where the constant
breaking of the water assures the
presence of the fish, can imagine no
better sport than playing in from a
hundred feet away strong, stubborn
eight-pounder. October is the time
to enjoy bluefishing at It's
height, for then the fish are in
the best condition, and the sur
roundings are most nearly perfect But
the angler may derive pleasure from
the sport throughout the summer, surf
trolling being especially one of the hot
seasons delights. 1t requires fine
degree of skill to cast the squid for
bluefish, as l said, but the casting of
the bait in striped bass fishing is still
more difficult thing to do properly. and
its flight through the air is much pref
tier sight. lam speaking now of bait
known to bass fishermen as the silver
lance. bright metal appliance, which
IS fastened on the leader above three
hooks. and which keeps constantly
plnnlng in the water. Striped bass
are taken in swift currents. in the surf.
and in the bays and estuaries. AS they
attain a weight of more than seventy
pounds, the ordinary catch averaging
from eight to twenty pounds. and are
the hard est fighters of all coast fishes,
| it may be mag ned that striped bass
| fishing has elements that should COM
mend it to every lover--of angling. In
surf fishing live menhaden is the best
bat. In still fishing. in bays and estu-
| aries. shedder crabs are the most kill
| ing of all live ba t. and in trolling the
cuttlefish. sand eel-arive or dead
mussels, shrimp, and many artificial
lures are used. The silver lance an
English device, has been used with
great success. Standing upright in his
boat. the expert bass fisherman grasps
| his rod firmly below the reel, which
must be one that must run with the
| least possible friction and hold three
hundred Or four hundred feet of line,
and whirls it with the squid and sew
eral yards of line free. When the
whirling squid is brought to a certain
velocity. which the feeling and instinct
of the angler must Judge to nicely,
he thrusts the rod forward quickly
with graceful movement that can
only be understood on being seen. The
whir ing squid instantly responds to
the movement. 1t shoots out with
amazing velocity as straight as a bull
let's flight. The whizzing reel pays
out the unresisting line, and if the cast
has been made by an expert $50 feet of
| line will have left the reel before the
squid drops into the water just at the
| spot it was launched to reach. 1t will
not be long before some monster of a
bass will show his appreciation of the
skill with which the cast was made by
swooping upon the attractive lure, and
then will come a struggle that may
last an hour and perhaps two before
one or the other of the combatants
conquers longer the struggle the
more favorable its result to the angler.
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