New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16

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directed; removed the ABEL ana nave IL H G9T IN
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FISHING IN LAKE FLORENCE
Three well known racing men from New York joined
our ashing party for excursion to the lakes BACK
of the hotel and all enjoyed day of magnificent sport
Boats were hauled six miles on wagons and deposited
In water ten inches deep. Most OF tie journey was
through water, which occasionally rJachcd the males
bellies We embarked in the midst Of great prairie
Of saw grass, which cuts the hand like knife, and
is a dangerous thing to travel through. Each boat
was provided with muscular darkcy. whose DuslHcS'
II TO while his two Passengers trollcd with
hand lines. The ordinary spinning spoon tait was used
A tolsOmt tOruOus passage through q mill anndhl VI
tai. grass, tangled overhead, and through acres OF NY
pads 80 thick that the boats could scarcely be pushed
between them brought ms TO deep water ana We pun
lines. Tie moss for the first TWO or ihre9
miles aboiIinabc nuisance. We pulled up
great wads OF 1t with our spoons and were conuuds
misaking it for fish At last however, we got peyona
1t and In Lake Florence pau out loo lest vi no ont
fine wafer "a ever hoaed fisherman DVh';
Here we first felt the electric shock and the thil OF
life along the line that told MS we had hooked 1ic
thing besides moss and lily pads There c2ud 10
no the S nsnd the JERK yo ' e hand
over hand playins oa with ,,f All ' Eeep a
from fatal acknowledgements with the reeds and lily
pads the edge Of the channel Orlando Jones spl;ns
tpsy shep that gave Michael Dwyer his famous duck
ing-and shouted wildly ....,.o.,on.
and alarm Don't pull him In the boat; Tor heavens
sake don't! rs an alligator Cut the line ~ ,,o
The excitement infectious and worried all tne
harder. The surface Of the lake whipped into
foam and spray whenever the fish cur across H. Ihe
darkcy yelled with delight. IL
Don give i'm no slack, sab. You'll lose i'm
Keep de line tight. lse rowin hard's kin to help
The mouth of the beast. bird devil was an awful
cavernous thing to look at as 1t came toward us Inc
wa, s so bas ut ts' cut fe and
ached my knees smote each other.
Jones picked up the hatchet ard stood ready 10
GS atm ne good IN no h%S;d the sS Sar "
all jumped him to hold him down REALIZED that
had been fishing. The victim WIS splendid black
bass weighing nineteen rh Sea er ~6Ted utES Us
the inlet, crossed Lake Ponsett and anchored to II
reed five miles up the ST. Johns to vat lGT the 0'her
beauties that would have made George CI1n's mouth
These were caught ReTeSp h 0 5s m aR hour
had cargo OF fourteen line basS while the Me- 1h ira
could boat OF round d01eh SdtrG
and oranges My story on account T. Of it, se9" dd Wa
Just before reaching the mouth Of The canal or
inlet that connects Lake Florence with Lake Pon,eit
hooked bass that thought surely weighed LILLY nlH
energy. Ny first catch was not c r'ums 'ance' ne
pulled the boat out of the oorsman's hands ana came
quarter Of hour getting linn within SaG@ a1d o then ea
all that the three hooks WcIc IN MS olc anu
not in his mouth. This Is hat made him pull so hand
lie seemed to be about the size Of NO.. !.
When within ten feet of the boat ne
tore himself loose and the feeling OF
eonencsS that followed can only be compared to the
sensation of being left on barren island By an occan
steamer. Half "a pound Of flesh remained on the
hooks. | would have given anything TO land that
bass , =,
the second boat We've 60. Your fish,!
"My fish, Howl impossible ~
sure. Look here: Doesn't that beat the world ~
at is on my life" cried jack White caught
him Just where YOU lost him.. We were about ha i
an hour behind YOU. We noticed the wound IN MS
Side and wondered what could have made 1t. II wa
bletding when we got him in
He held the Ash up. There was a hole IN his SIDE
and three deep cuts into which my hooks fitted Ter.
fcctly. We could DOUBT no more. The bass weighed
twenty three pounds. . Al, -.
A week or two later vcnured TO repeat this re
markabc incident IN the presence Of group OF ftr-
idans who listened In respectful silence They neither
smiled nor showed astOnshment nor did they seem
wholly tnca>dulous. This Gatterfng. Finally
one OF the older men said -, ,,,
II would not seem impairment, SIR but should Inc
N ask Won how long You have been IN the state y
q AbOut three wcoks.' replied.
"Only three wecksi" he said. Thcn, extending his
hand he continued Permit me- sir to congratulate
YOU. You are making wonderful progress