The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-25

respect 80 long HE bLACh bAoo'
as the fish do not weigh over three pounds
for above that weight they become loggy
and lose their spirit-it matters little
which you have on the end of your line.
Either will give you all the sport you can
ask for, and either will be foeman worthy
of the best tackle you have.
Black bass may be caught with the fly,
with the minnow, by casting or by trolling
The rods used for the first two methods
differ, of course, as do all fly rods, from
those for casting live bait. The fly rod for
black bass should weigh at least ten
ounces, because as this fish sometimes
runs to great weights you need heavy
enough rod to handle heavy catch. The
flies should be rather larger than those for
trout, but may follow the same general
coloring They should be tied on hooks
with dolble CUTS. Generally speaking, the
black, brown, yellow, red and gray hackles
will kill in any water. Of the winged flies,
which are, as rule, not as good as the
hackles, the best are the Professor, the
Ooachman, the Ibis, the Quaker and the
Grizzly King. Of course your fly hook will
have moth or two, and at least one
bumb lebee will not be out of place.
For casting live bait the rod should be
moderately stiff, with ash butt and lance
wood above it. 1t should not be more than
eight feet long. The reel should be null
tipiier for ease in casting, and the braided
silk line may not be improved on. The
leader must be made of the very best silk
worm gut, round and true at every point
and reasonably heavy. Remember that q
fighting black bass, when he gets thor
oughly walked up, is going TO put every
inch of the tackle to the test before he gets
through, and as he may take your leader
into the weeds, and certainly will if he gets
a chance, you must have everything strong
and good.
1t is as impossible to describe live bait
casting as it is to teach a man to cast flies
by written words. know of but one piece
of advice TO give in case man has never
tried it, Castl You won't cast right, and
there will be back lash in the reel that
will suarl everything. Never mind: cast
away, and in time you will learn the mys
terry.
The black bass in the season is very sus.
ceptible of the lure offered by the spoon
when trolling. But you can heighten the
enjoyment by using a minnow, as then
lighter tackle may be employed and there
is some chance for play. In fastening the
minnow on pass the hook down and out OF
one of the gills, and then hook it carefully
through the broad part of the back, avoid
ing the bone. II this be done properly the
bait will spin we'll and will almost certainly
be taken, providing there is a fish within
view Of it.
A necessary part of the equipment is g
landing net of good size. This is particu'
larIy useful when you are fishing from a
boat, for the black bass always seem to re
serve enough strength to enable them te
make those final dsshes which are often
SO destructive to tackle, particularly when
they dart under the boat itself and thus
pet purchase on the line.
From the results already observed 1t has
been settled that no fish pays better fol
transplanting or Matching than the BLACK
bass. He is hardy and grows rapidly, ne
can take care of himself in any water sno
against any other fish, and he increases
rapidly, being very prolific, Stocking 8
lake, therefore, means increased value fol
the land around ii. as fshermen are never