Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-03
FISHING WITH BOTTLES.
A New Use for Something That A
Usually Used for Carrying Bait.

From Wide Awake
Catching fish is surely very novel use for
bottle, but the feat is easily ACCOMPLISHED
and affords great deal Of amusement A
number Of empty champagne or beer bottles
being obtained. each one is TO be filed with
sand or shot until it will stand upright when
foated in water. Each bottle is then tightly
corked and strong tapering ash or hickory
stick, is inches long, is passed through each
cork, this stick having small, bright-colored
burgee "a three-cornered hag) at its tip.
Next piece Of wire is twisted around the
neck of the bottle, that il cannot slip off and
in this wire large loop is made. to which the
fish line is fastened. The length Of the line
must depend entirely upon the depth Of the
water to be fished; 10 feet is usually long
enough. The hooks for general use should be
OF medium size-say No. 5. Moderately heavy
shakers are attached 10 the line. swivel will
make the outfit complete. although not abso-
lutely necessary. IL the bottles themselves
cost nothing, dozen may be prepared at .
cost OF Is cents.
HOW 1T n DONE.
The bottles thus having been made ready.
may be used In q number of ways. They NAV
be set in a row on the bank OF stream, or ON
pier, close TO the edge: the hooks. having
been properly baited are to be dropped in tie
bottles will begin 10 wayer and suddenly take a
mighty leap overheard. swimming of and bob
pmg around IN a very peculiar manner Tie
excitement which a row Of these fishing bot
ties viii arouse. and the guessing as 20 which
bottle will go first is very amusing and not 20
be despised AZ sport. One or more of the bot
ties, having popped of and been taken in tow
by nsh, must now be rescued; tins can he
done by means of a long stick having three
hooks, without barbs, dashed 20 il. back TO
hnR q
catch into the loop of wire around the
neck OF the bottle, and you can draw in both
bottle and fish. Where there is a lake or pond
at hand and a boat available the bottles NAV
be taken out from shore and set afioat around
the boat. II the fish are at all lively and there
are many bottles 70 tend, there will be some
very exciting sport in chasing the bottles. for
they VIII start in all directions at every moment
Where there are a number in the party. sides"
may be chosen-two sets of bottles being fur
nlshed, an even number TO each, and each set
having flag differing in color. The side
catching the most fish wins the prize
FOR SEA FISHING
an additional arrangement il needed, because
the waves cause the bottles 20 bob up and
down, SO that it is hard to know when a fish
bites. The flag is brought into use as a signal.
The upright rod is furnished at it's tip with a
small screw-eye. and a strip of TN three inches
long Is fastened by its lower end 10 the lower
end OF the rod, parallel with il. so as to make a
spring clip. The flag is fastened TO ths end of
the line and is set by being caught in the clip
made by the strip Of tan. In this position
the flag is lowered" as it were, being
at the foot Of the rod; but when
the fish bites he pulls il away from the clip
and raises il TO the top of the rod, where il
stops, being too large to go through the eve.
That the flag may fiy straight and not be
drawn into the eye and crumpled. it is best to
sew II 70 straight bit OF wire having a loop
at the topic which the line is tied.
Another improvement is 20 paint the inside
OF the bottle white by pouring in white paint
and shaking it around and then pouring Il out
and letting the bottle dry. Then prepare the
bottle as described, and should large fish turn
the bottle upside down, he very likely will,
it can readily be seen and followed