The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
Tho Anglers,

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ket cost from ten to fifteen cents q round
When you catch them with HOOK aud line
their price, oil told. Is from SIS to $40 a pound
From sensible or sordid point OF view, it
Is therefore difficult for many people to uu-
derstand why anybody should prefer the
latter method OF procuring them. and this
leads to the question, what induces anna
teurs to fish? Is 1t tho need OF fresh
alrl No; that can be procured ut less COS t
and lighte. labor. Is 1t the pleasure OF row.
ing boat? No; anglers hate to row, and
they pull only when they can't helpit. Is it
the love Of sailing? No; the rod and reel
fraternity only sail when trolling Or going
to and from their favorlts fishing grounds.
Is 1t mania for torturlng living creatures :?
No; the lovers OF the gentle urt" are as
rule tender-hearted set.
What is 1t. then? Nobody can answer pre.
cisely. because tho anglers appear to DO nc
tuated by different motives. There ars dit-
1erent GLASSES OF anglers. There Is tho hog
gish angler. He Is tho fellow who generally
sits alons in his boat. and who, Judging from
his surly face. would nevcr be taken for a
man that was amusing himself. II he has
captured half boat load OF fish, liz wants to
What luck2" he pretends that he can't
hear. or grunts some unintelligible answer.
Quite different specimen Is the conceitcd
angler. He is tho boasto" who is respon-
slble for tho bad reputation of the fra
ternity for veracity. He usually multiplles
by ton the number and weight OF his catch,
and his supreme satisfaction is to display
O string of fish to those who have had
hard luck. He believes or at least affects
TO believe, that such thing ms good
or bad fortune can't possibly exist IN
angling. According to lin, his success.
when no Is successful, il entirely tho
result OF his superior ability In the handling
al his rod and rsel. coupled with his pro.
found knowledge OF sand worms and she'd
der crabs. OF course he fails to discover tho
amusement whion he affords to his brothers
OF tho hook. He never ventures far from
shore. because that might become risky, and
the love OF danger is never among the vices
or peculiaritles OF the conceited In word.
he is precisely the individual who inspired
DR.. JOHNSON with HE well-known definition
OF angling.
The lone fisherman has been too often
described to need much comment. He js
the gentleman who takes In tho poetry OF
fishing. catches the beauty OF the scenery
around him, loses the largest lsh, and con-
soles himself with his pipe. But, above all
things although he is always alone, he must
never be mistaken for the hoggish angler,
because he is over willing to impart whut-
ever knowledge he may possess, and To-
share his catch with tho unfortunate.
In another category we must place the
stubborn angler. that patient and most con.
servative Of mortals, who. having once
caught large number of fish in q certain
place, can never be persuaded that there is
any Other fishing ground within twenty
miles OF that spot. Let the tide obj or flow
and the weather be what 1t may, Capt.
STIcK-IN-THE-MUD hangs ON and waits, al.
ways In tho same place every eeason
anchored there by the dim recollection OF
ono big catch.
Quite tho reverse ls the restless and wan
dering angler. the fellow who hunts for fish
from place to place, trying all tho grounds
that he knows. and searching for new ones.
He is the man that few want to 70 with, for
he travels on too for aud comes back too
late. But whenever 1t happens that
stubborn angler and restless,
wandering one 60 fishing together. and
this Is often the casa. there Ia music on
board tho boat, especially when tho fish
don't bite. The slayer blames tho wanderer
for losing valuable time sailing about from
place to place. and the wanderer condemns
tho slayer for sticking too long In worm
out and worthless fishing ground whore for
Year, 1sh has not appeared within the
range OF the roar OF donkey
The popular notion that al nshermsn