New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
POINTS ON SEA-FISHlNG.
SOME HINTS BY AN ANGLER,
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST USE oF ONES OUTFIT
.Nn THE REST OUTFIT TO USE.

AND THE BEST OUTFIT TO USE.
The other day two fishermen went out to try their
| luck at sea-fshng, each in a separate Doao' o"S
| Hshed with light fly rod and the o'hcr wiz"
| stout bamboo They 1shed within ten yaru' Va cow
other and yet one man caught twice as many nSh ao
the other and had q lot more fun killing tiem ino
more successful fisherman used copper-"ilo s,io'
and struck from straight rod, stripping the Iihe'
while the other used gutsnclled hooks ana STRUCK ho
the point Of the rod, raising 1t sharply In the ar
When the bluefsh are running as they are tas
year gut Is no good, but one wants hooks wirod u
brass swivel then a foot OF twisted wire, another
! swivel and a foot Of single copper wire, anotneT
swivel and six feet OF stout, welltesteu e"V icao'
Three brass swvels none too many, Decauso VIC
bait always spins in the tdeway ana sooner vi H0'
| will twist and kink the line. Where tue hsh arc
| running small bend a second hook or single "lo
10 tho centre Of the second swivel but the nsh are
running large say two pounds and over, one wo"io
better stick to book Any pattern OF nook Is
good the most deadly being the treble hook WIN DIV
| Of flexible brass wire attached to lap the Dsit Oil
| with.
| II possible always get cross board 70 isy from
| cunwalc to gunwalc Tie extra inches one IS raised
nm in tho air make vast difference in the days COM
fort as one Is not cramped In the legs. il there Is ore
than rod In the boat moor With Two anchors, o''
az the head and the other at the stern one can
fish two rods with holder for one but be surs u put
the stirest rod there, and fye or SIX yaruS Is Po"S
| 10 let out
| Cumming is what makes salt water fishing almost
| a certainty, and one can chum with anything hen'
haden are best but II cast get them set the boys
fishing for porgies and when the meat Is minccd up
which should be done n time before starting havor IL
literally with menladen OIL Of which one should take
| about quart along. Take plenty Of chum along
| and when beginning feed II continuously but In small
quantities. As sson possible after getting the mrs.
strike overheard with good lot and the chances are
| one will get more than fish ont Of that school,
| Always fish high In the water, and thus escape the
bottom feeders and when the tide slackens put small
corks on % the wire from the hook so That the
hook will be raised in the water. Let the fisherman
settle himself on the crossboari, have some cut bait
| handy Int shaded from the sun under coarse, damp
| cloth which will keep either crab or shrimp In good
condition and easy 10 be got at rig the short Inc hfs'
and then play out the long limo from Hight trout rod
! being careful to hold the rod with knucklcs up
| straight with the line and not detected, as Is gen
| orally done. Let the bait float away fifty to Sixty
fect and walt for q bite The strike should be mshe
with the line only don't raise the tip OF tile rod nh'i
the bsh Is we'll hooked by the direct action OF The Inc
A moments Thought will show that the Timber rod
| cnnnot have power to bed hook sunk AZ thc eno
| Of long wet lnc 50 STRIKE with puliS Oh inc iiio
through the guides the rod, and when the hsh Is
nm fairly then change the hold OF the rod 10 that one
is accustomed to- 20 bring the spring of the rod
into play.
Except I'm bait casting or for large fish. the rod is
| not used, but the line should be "strlpped ih'
that Is TO say drawn down through The forhhger anu
thumb a the hand holding the rd. one may wear
stalls OF leather or worsted. but they are not necessary
strp In As fact as possible at first. The 1sh VIII Dc
ns willing 70 run one way any other. and one can
| yet so much the better Of him at the start Fur
| ther IL one gets big fellow mp near the boat the
fsh gets ratified and viii founder here and there Will
ont getting headway for that steady run thst goes
away until something ebout the tackle gives OUT
HOW TO HANDLE THE LINE.
Let the fisherman coil the line up at his feet as
he takes it n II he has enough syiveIs 1t should
not knk. lie will be aStonlshed how soon lie VIII
have a be fellow within twelve feet Of his boat swirl
ing and spashng. while the light rod bends IN answer
| 10 his tugglng. Then is when the sport begins
| The fisherman has got the fish so far without much
trouble Now the trouble Is to get him near enough
for gaG or landlngne The latter is the best for
all around use; never scoop with it, but let the fish
drop back into II, then lift, but not too quickly
big Goldfish hook Tapped on to cane about toa zee,
long makes good gan & & one & can no ne m Ie and 0fS work S
the hsh over IT, then pull sharply up, ana m Deins
careful to keep tight line and not to foul the leaher
The fisherman ought forthwith 10 club the nle OUT
~ Tho Ash. ANYHOW be SURE and throw hun where nc
won't the line IL lies coted up on me no0r %, .,
the boan Let the short line take care Of Itself untii
one Is through with the long line. Then give u atten
on and put IL out again with fresh bait ana hsm
Tor minnie or so before starting TO set the long line
Ia order one will often get fish that came mp close
10 Blue spcct@Sles are great comfort. An old pair
of socks be converted into splendid nltteis. III
one gets badly sunburncd crushed cucumber Ihd on
in mushy paste will fix the skin all right, =. o..
best place near Scw-York for wcakiishlns. Fire
Island for bucrsh. When there is an otishore WING WING
the caboat and troll from 1t with . grse roo; nGia ,h
point down. Whon one gets big fellow on SIP % 1ne
large barcllcd, single action reel is tho thing Tor
this work.