The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-13

/ NAtutf--Sihhptt ~ 'S'us pu' 'o'''
si,il Is Necessary.
! Comparatively few persons who eat
crabs ever saw one in its native element
and there are very many others who would
| not know one If they should sec 1t. There
is no use denying that this delightfully."-
Favored little animal is a ilcndish looking
I creature, and his looks do not belle his dis
position, for he Is the most aggressive OF
nll aquatic game. Now of all the sports
of the Chesapeake, none is more exciting
than grabbing when 1t is done scientihcal-
~, for in this, us in everything else, all
depends upon how it Is done, and to get at
the true inwardness Of grabbing one must
learn the ropes. The first thing to be
considered is the tide, and just here it is
perhaps well to say for the information Of
those not already familiar with the fact
that crabs are tidewater production and
are peculiar to salt waters
The proper time to go crabbingi is on the
food tide for then the crabs come in tho
rivers hungry and the fun begins II the
bait is the proper kind This Is not con.
fined to one particular article, although
the best thing is u bird, the head and en-
trails Of IA chicken, or, being somewhat of
a culu bulistic turn they will eat the body
of "a less fortunate comradc.
Tho bait must be tied to good stout
lines several yards in length, depending
upon the depth of the water, since the
} uhrs must DC sulllclShtly long 10 arrow
inc F'lC 10 Iuuch thc pottoih' Ihllhe hSh'
} ih9 Jackie ti'e crap ilhcs require no ansio'
hu' arc secuicu I" inc Sues % 'hc pont ~
GIH+ 10 'i' ""I'"eAs UT 'he Whshpoa
S''hnr Is NECESSARY uuJuic' 10 e''cli
line. This sinkCr may be anything from
"A nail to an oyster shell, The latter which
Is III popular laNor ON the Eastern Shor''
mas one Observation-Disclosures Is ueceiNihg from
It's weight h'ahii's many small oos
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crdp' NillCii proves W w Vic sihher' ihei
the N'"i9 VI WRATH "io eihp'i1u upoi, 'n'
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c'lu VI ""i'H 10 an nun huop' "ni'h sup
purC' tnG h'''ou gag iiinu1 vi iii"oi''i,'
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upon the cAPr'tnvss WIN Mhioii tiiv eii
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10" III. pai' 10 inc surface Vi th' water
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ueN'tI''y' men, must NC eNerc'Scu Ill p',sS
ing lhc het uhuer t,vih ana tirow,n'
thvin INTO inc Doat' "hae hcranicilh
tli-' therG Is men, IL any eiris arc III .h
party! lhe svhsa'loh causeu u! 'ho "l
pc"i"hce oi mouse Is ilsishilic'n. =
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, MAKE h'hlsch iei' us Weii us seeh IL
)I hhua inc chahce
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ruthcf more ehJoSihch' III crapoiiis Una
- INC USUAL liiouc' ihaVcau vi i"a'cillnS VI
llles 10 'hc poa', wv PoicS ART Univ
uo"H upouI siA UT clehu y"iuS apart WI
III sFohS rope s'retcheu petWeeh uh'i'
from tllS rope urc suspchueu Us man
illes US ono may choosoi an pal'eu 1t
crapplhS Inc occupants vi the ooao 'n'
push pach""ru anu lor""ru eAa'iliii'l
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IL "i' 'iiings are ioNorauic 'h'N ave nv,
prc.ty puSy nnuiLhg III anu ulppihS az =,
i'ist ilno Is eoiier.i4y rc"u! y! 'iiI .liiIe u
i , 10 NV my i"anloii Vi .ia,,oiils wv
lhSs anu hcv Is ooihpara'Neis nav I, I,
i ana Is ueciucuiy an Improvement uloh !,
pflmi'lVe h'oue ol W"lkihR urouhu u
nj si'ofc WIN V"o piohsou s'loh, III VIM
tEo cr"pS "r[c PlhiIu W .ilo sioui
WhCn one couiu accoliipiiali inc Nohueri
ieat ol silehhihs upon 1heiii' AIter Nh,
'hcil WIN tiilS iiipruNi scu iorN' tiie spur !,
man securcu inc ci'io pS taking noiu .,