Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-02-05
lGoiiAG FOR SHARKS.
Terrific STRUGGLE with Eetocious
Mcn-E,-tor.

still clGu2 to the i,cward side OF Things
~ old ,.ip'n Joel medic sail on the
iittlc '.ioop a mild brcczc came up
from Tie southwark and sti.-rc1 into
lazy lie tlie vayrant patches III mist
th;'t lung here and there ON the s;ir-
face OF Great south bay. Away out in
tic solitude OF wat,r Tire Lighthouse on
tirs island lComcd family against The
rosy ,'':y.
"ii.ir'i on the changc now" said the
old in;u. ;,s lie Let the sloop's, head ply
of. We're uicbbc Il little late for
the frs: ram. but well get 'cin further
;Loni;, and .ncbbc one or two ON Che
turn. &cvcr can tell aLcut shari:'s
uaTf. though. Alcbbc won't get Il bite
I'll dayr
"io'tt cronlI, Cup'n Joel" said !. rs
TRAINED in the jib sheet. with that
elaborate attention To det...l which
50 piH.liy giIS-,:ca;3 tina: time is Il bur
d-,i oa u">', hands. I'VE may yet u
whale G,Gurc uIc.i;"
"Mchbe ~. u:cbbc So" admitted the
ol,, ,n;.:., but the Chances are a..in il
dD3 believe in rai.,in' no hopes. ava
.l;:ri.5 ! j. mighty uncsrt..ia. ronc:n-
bcr one day last :iiln,aer hal - city
;.nti sailed and ucy0r :. bite did we get y
'iiad yon hired oy the Ilour, i sup
pose"
Cap. torl lool,,d hrrt. al,vays
i:';i';tcn - nUrt TIC old .nGn'a fcclin:s
cary IN ilc i.!ovnin.r, so that he will be
tract SIC for the rest of ;hc day.
When iilli :Jr shavi:s want q skipper
wi'o ;Nii obey like u Chinu.l;;n Il,
r>iurn Tor Irr,in" the old mans
fco'il'fs l Invariably make i; up 10
him III Sonc other way nj the close Of
,he trip.
SSMra-catcrs plenty thig year, Capn
Joal?'' asked, chccrluliy and brisl,
L..
Not 80 darncd plenty" the old fc,-
low Eruirhic!, M,..;ing prc..nsc Of
'pulntilS c;:refm,iY Under SIC boom, u,
though ha w;.s calculating Sac d:inrcr
10 tc feared from two ether aloo;.s
about 81. ,ui!cs OF.
my body caught ary?"
Not - | know on" re was stii,
grn:nbling. "'Ta:i3 iaaay folks ~,
fish Cor .i,ar;s. Most peoples got
o!lc,hinG better 10 do !.ur Cap'n
''oel tiin WAS very severe. bat I l.a.i
h't !im III Il very tc.,dcr spot. Where il
head iGr?' hc asked, Utmost auiicn-
ly.
''For the inlet, 20 b. surc. SccnlS to
mo ;Aat you forget thiu.c, va..r quick
~ was still hr.s.i and c.iSrr.ul.
!sc OF; ;,iGn rnuttcrci ~ himself. lie
i'nvv. ;"c!i enough whcr., Ia 80. !.u; hi !;
feelings ".,r. nGrt. and vAsn The old
fellows iv4linGa ar hurt lie aCss like :.
boy.
As wc went along close hauled for
the l'iit ISL. vi inlet mu.l. ready my
new a.lal. taciilc. Capn Jocl Ink!
meyer :,,,a.. u before, and in ordinary
circumstances he would have been MS
cIrioua anil us eager about it as n
child, bu; j, ~l;d never :. word. When
lad last iished with the old man
had used = heavy trolling line. one end
OF which wa, made i;,at 10 the boat.
When hooi.c,ia shark s.inp,y hauled
in hand over hand Gy main force. This
year decided to pat Il little more skill
into shark fishing, and Tor that nur-
poe prepared III extra strong bass
rod ard reel. and Fitted 10 il as stout Z,
I'nc a. could find that would run
readily on The reel. | intended to ,llv
Tie shark - | would p!;:y :, bass Ola
Capt. joel shifted contc.nptuously, bu.
silently. as ii1 took not. uf the new
tangled shark tac;;la, but let Linn
ulona i'll his shell.
1t was FAY purpose to meet tho IN
coming flood tide at the inlet, and To
reach .acil and forth across Il mill |
was satisfied with the day.. .rort
shark; follow the smaller fish into tho
Great south bay with each tide. and
sometimes Il big one VIII come alon~
and stir a. The bathcrs en- the beach
~ Fire island. The fun that a shark
can have with - lot of Icmcn and
children alorg 4 bathing beach is
something ont Of the ordinary ram OF
American ilUiHor. The sh:rl, probably
enjoy L. s..: il never does the bathcrs
ANY rhy ic..l harm.
The wind came in n little fccsher
with the i!Cod, so that The s!ooD hail
Food wor.''ng Roadway. She woul,i
jitc qric.sl..', and not too hard. wi.iIc nj
the sia:i, zine She could be lu.fed IN il,
twin.:iinE. bai;cd the large hook
with plump moss bunker, which the
90 man had provided the day before,
and 'hrcr it overheard.
'Hlac'; away and stand off and on
ac:osa the flood" said |. The sloor
i'iiei away with lifted sheets. The
'onF lire ir;.iicd astcrn with constantly
lnrr''.,.AT pressure. Awav OFF on The
lee qnCr-N. mere w., Il III ;nl co;nrno-
tioa ~ the surf;ica OF the wafer. and
IN u minute or two | fancicd that |
eon'd catch glimpse now and then of
Il shark.
DO you see any sign of ga,nc?" I
said To Capt Joel. as he came about
and stood back toward Fire island
beach.
"ihcre's ono or two shar!:s abont."
he answered. bnt he did not cyulviu
wi'cro Ihcy might be found Then we
stood OF and on again without catch
ing SIGHT OF the triangular in.
hnla,niy there came t. tremendous
| jerk on iac 'tout line, the reel gave n
wild acrrahl and began 10 ravolve like
5ii::::--;'"', and thc stiff rcd bent like
q whip h. struck big game. nut
on tn cncc': very quickly. and as Tie
velocity OF the line lcsscncl ! thou,rh,
| of the pain that thc b;cr hoci. ,,,.