The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25
FOR FISHERS.
Newly Improved Tackle aud the Philo..
ophy OF Bait.

Twenty-Five years ago, the stock OF
dshiuG tackle kept on hand In the
most extensive establlshn,enss Ia that
line, was comprised mainly Of . small
assortment Of roughly made and poor.
~ tempered hooks, lines 0f in1laereot
quality, gatly.colored floats aud bun.
die or two OF bamboo rods Of various
sizes, just as they came from the Iuu-
g'es Ia which they were grown. Now,
fishing tackle stores are attractive, nos
only To anglers, but to all who are In
ter asted In neat aud tasteful devices for
taking of the flnny tribes. Large show
cases fairly glow With polished reels OF
German silver, nlckel, beaas, rabbsr
aud other suitable material OF all sixes,
aud some OF them with wheels aud
pinlons 80 accurately adjvsled and 90
finely finished as to be almost noiseless
while running. American inventive
ingenuity seems to have almost ex-
hausted itself In endeavors to producs
this now necessary adjunct to modern
angling as near perfection as IL attatua-
BILE. As to hooks, they are almost eud.
less In variety, quality and price.
There arc the Kirby, the Lilnerick,
tho Aberdeen, the O'Shaughnessy, the
Sneck Bend, the Ktnsey, tho Carlisle,
New York trout, American bass,
sproat, centripetal central, draft, Vir.
gtuto hollow points, sheepshead, Ches-
tertown, black fish, cod, Harrison,
barbless and a host Of others, from the
minutest and most delicate trout Size
to tho formidable affair used for taking
the biggest sharks.
Then there are cases of artificial flies
Of ali conceivable colors, sixes and siyles,
gaudy aud plain, suited to ali seasons
and waters, aud to all Ay.taking fishes,
fol bass, salmon, trout, etc. A cata-
logue Of one Of our principal tackle
houses contains a list of moro than 200
varieties, all of them elegantly and ar
tistically made.
Then come tho rods, fashioned for
all kinds of fishing, from the short,
stout, heavily mounted tarpou or sii.
ver king, 10 tho most delicate trout
rod OF six or oigbt ounces, with lips 30
slender that only an expert can con-
ceivo tho possibility OF their being used
successfully In the capture OF four, five,
aud six pound bass aud front.
FINE LINES.
Tho displays OF tho fishing lines are
marvsls Of superior workmanship,
illustrating In q marked degree the
decided progress Americans have made
In that special department OF mapuiac-
turing. They ARC OF cotton, hemp,
fax, silk and sea grass, most Of them
notable for their remarkable strength
and beauty of finish. A Cuttyhuue
| cabte>tatd limo Of tho smallest sIzs--uot
larger than a common sewing thread
defles attempts to break 4. without the
risk Of cutting the fingers to the bone.
Some are cable-laId, hundreds Of yards
In length and without q single per-
ceptible inequality; others are braided,
aud others still enaMsied to protect
them from tho rotung influence of the
water.
Floats In great variety, spoon bait,
spinners OF an hundred forms and Of
the gaudiest color, dipsles Of all shapes
and weights, ranging from q pound to
the fourth OF an ounce; nets for shad
or minnow, for hauling, drifting or
| setting; squids for bluedsh trolling,
gut snoods and leaders for casting, bait
pals, tackle books and cases, fly hooks,
gafis, artificial minnows, heIgramltes,
| frogs, craw fish, shrimp, ETC., 30 closely
! Initiating nature as almost to deceive
| a human being, much less q Nsh wad-
| ding pants and boots and hundreds Of
| other things, novel, useful and other
wise, are to- TO found in tho varied
collection.
Their Business Booming.