Daily Republican., 1889-07-17
ANGLING WITH HOTTIES.


From the WidcIwake,
Catching tish Ia surely very novel use
Tor bottle, but the feat is easily accom-
plshed and stiJris great deal OF aiu use
ment aud excitement.
"A number OF empty oh amparne or beer
bottles being obtaiu, d, each one Ia 10 be
iillcd With 5 nd or shot I'm III II will stan !
upri2ht when foatId ia water. Each
bottle is then tightly corked and strong
tapering ash or hickory tticF, eighteen
inches lonr, is passed through each cork,
this stick having 4 small, bripht-culort d
barete ia three .cornertd flap) at rs tip.
Next lie of wire Is twisted around
the lie h of the bottle 20 that 1t can not
clip OIL, and in this wire large loop I.
made 10 which the iish.liue is fastened.
The length ol the line must depend en-
tircly uron the depth of the water to he
nshed; ten tee' ia usually long enough.
The hooks, for genera use, should be OF
Red um tiz", ray No. o. Moderately
heavy sinf ers are attached 10 the H. G. 4
swivel Will make the outfit complete, al
though not absolutely necessary. II tie
bottles themselves cost nothing, dozen
may be prepared at a cost of twenty I've
cents.
The bot'!es, thus having been ma lie
ready. may be used ia q number of way.
They may lie set IN u row on a bank of a
stream, or on pier Close 10 the edge;
the hooks having been properly baitcd,
are to be dropped into the water. It, Will
not be long before one Of the bottles will
begin to waver and suddenly take a
mighty leap overheard, swimming oil and
bobbinr around in very peculiar man
ner. The excitement which row OF
these ilshing bottles will arouse, and the
guessing us to VII CHI bottle will 20 first,
Is very amusing aud not to be despised rs
sport.
One or more of the bottles having
popped oil and been taken in tow 10y u
ilsh, must now be rctcued; this can be
done by means of a long stick having
three hooks, without barbs dashed to 1t,
back to back; some one OF the hooks will
soon catch into the loop OF wire around
the neck OF tie bottle and you eau draw
In both battle and fish.
Where there is Il lake or pond at hand
and a boat ava liable, tho bottles may be
taken out from shore and set afloat
around the boat II the fish are ut all
lively and there are many bottles to tend,
there will be some very exciting sport in
chasing the bottles Tor they will start In
v
Where there is hunter in the party
sides" may be chosen two sets OF bot,
ties being furnished, AN even number to
each, and each set having hag different
In color. The side catching the most
fish wins whatever prize ia to be awarded.
For sea fishing an additional arrange
ment Is needed because the waves cause
the bottles To bob up aud down SO that it
is hard to know when fish bites. The
nag is brought into use as signal The
upright ROD Is furnished at its tip with q
small screw eve, and "trip of tin three
inches long is fastened by Its lower end
TO the lower end OF the rod parallel with
1t, so as to make spring clip. The flag
is fastened to the end OF the line, and is
set by being caught in the clip made by
the strip OF tin. In this position the dag
is lowered" as il were, being at the
loot of the rod; but when the fish bites he
pulls 1t away from the clip and Raises IL
to the top OF the rod, where it stops, be-
ing too large to go through the eye.
That the flag may fly straight and not
be drawn into the eye aud cTumplej, 1t
Is best to sew 1t to straight hit OF wire,
having loop 10 the top to which line
Is tied.
Another improvement Is to paint the
lntide OF tn; bottle white by pouring in
white paint aud shaking 1t around and
then pouring 1t out and letting the bottle
dry. Then prepare the bottle as described,
aud should large fish turn the bottle
upside down, as they very likely will, it
eau he readily seen aud followed.