The sun., 1896-09-06
RIG BASS NOW COMING IN.
s,wE FI0BTERs oFTHE DEEP THAT
ptTE BEEN CA UGHT ALREADY.

r4. Hudson Deserted By Mig Rass This
scr.on- The Outnt Needed by the Fisher
.,,n aus Hints About Catching the Fish
eood spots Around New York Oity.
with the last days of August and the first of
s.,,.n,her the cry among the bRss fishermen IL
.,r,ys a question as to whom '" tho cames are
..mIns" camels being their name for the big.
,nmpbacked fellows that constitute the third
I'd last run OF sea bass Those fish are ranked
the gamest fighters of the deep. and are
lied by tho Jerseymen "humpers." Last
81 three of nine. eleven. and nearly twelve
..rnd, were caught in the surf along the outer
~. NJ sandy Hook, two Weighing ave and
..,.n mounds were caught of New Dorp, one Of
..,.nteen pounds was caught this aide of
yont.r., four Of twelve, fourteen. and
,.sn,y.one pounds are record cd from the rock
,Ound bottom near Greenwich, Conn.,, while one
sno.n.p mound nsh was caught In the East River,
rsar tho College Point ferry.
The great bulk OF these flsh, in ali probability,
/ ,,me in past sandy Hook and through tho Mar
,ov. and It 10 q strange fact that this year they
II n.ve to great extent, forsaken their haunts in
L ,he Hudson. and have gone no the East River
,,s,ead one Of the oldest of the Hudson fisher
men was fishing OF the big fiat rock at 17oth
II ,,r.et last week, and he said
Il This is my thirty seventh day here and
although have never been skunked. yet this
II ,,,son can only total record of seventy five
Il e.h weighing fitty-six pounds. or little over
H ,hree.nuarters Of a pound each. have caught
many more but do not count fry and generally
throw them back. Last year my record was
II ,rics as many for forty-two days. The reason
H .that. what with the blasting and tearing out
A. the rock over at tho Palisades the work on the
Il Riverside Drive territory. and the opening of
the Spuyten Duyvil Greek. the bass have been
disturbed too much. and, unable to sheer of to
,,her side OF the river and escape the concus-
II ton ana disturbance, they have gone back, and
. 10 up the East River instead"
. There may be something in this Wow. for tho
water carries the conclusion quite distance.
I and Il is noticeable that while big hsh have
/ men carght further up the Hudson, the old
,.yori;e spots ut Croton. the powder house at
Il Fort Lee and Pier 3 have not supplied tho fun
recorded in previous years.
The third run % bass includes the big brAwny
II fellows with humps on their backs and jaws big
enough to take in awhole crab at gulp. They
Il ,re TO be found mostly in the deeper channels
md creeks OF the shoals in the upper and the
nver bay and stout tackle and q cunning hand
are required TO bring them to book. Those who
Il DO not count them among the game fishes mako
II , great mistake. as hundreds of ardent bass
tshermen will testify. What is wanted IS a
II
Il the tip but not too much bend except TO a heavy
H pull a good drag reel. not too small. with
II hundred yards OF "E" braided linen line. q
H treble-twts,ed gut leader. and q big go sprout
hook Ii is best TO take sinkers Of various
Weights for the big 6sh are bottom feeders and
ucer;ain times of the day are caught where
II uCre IS gentle current and especially along
H the shoal sand bars whero the tide runs out
parallel TO the bar. and where here and there IL
Il aridge OF sand which at low water throws up q
Il little crest Of foam. II there is 4 sunken reef,
q big rock, an old bulk head, q sunken wreck. or
Il the foundations of house from which the tide
Il has washed the shore away, that is the place
for the big fellows. Killes and CLAIMS have had
their day and now the bes tbait either calico
crabs or red and white worms-
Last week a man was at Now Dorp. g. l.,
fsbilg with calico crabs from the shore,
wadtng IN and casting beyond tine foam ridges,
and although he caught no large fish. he
from pan h.h up. A nice westerly wind had
been blowing. and he had cast out with IL over
& snd hoase aad row OF poSnp
trees, but the ate up the land, the house
fell in heap, and the ruins are now tenanted
BY bass and olackfsh. For those who fish with
worms here is anew pointer: the most effective
ng !, the one which has large hook at the end
smaller hook on which to catch the end
OF the worm. The defect of this plan has
been that the worm was anchOfed on thin
+ piece OF wire. and so easily torn out. The new
Il the upper hook aud i'm pale the worm on the pin.
4 tie Thin needle ot wire tear out there is half
an inch OF the pin. which keeps the bait on
longer. and does not lacerate the worm TO the
same extent. II the worm Is properly affixed.
and the line slackened. 1t will swim with the
leader. looking just as II it were DETACHED. This
was adapted by a Brooklyn man from rig
.one Very y" aas S"ss we're % s"ush. W VIII i two
weeks agU oil Shirpaa Point. in the Sound.
/ when no one else was getting fish, although
strikes plenty.
|; is mostly waste OF time to try to instruct
the neophyte by written hints. but it may be said
that the principal thing to bear in mind In bass
tshnE is that when the first nibble comes do
hotstr!ke; wait second. sometimes the bass
comes with a hungry rush: Mt other times 1t
takes the bait in its mouth and tries TO pull the
/ worm straight in a backward manner through
the water; then 1t will swallow tho bait at a
guIp and long. steady strike will hook the
Sia ths peculiar shake in the line viii tell
{ : q sauafe uO-and down ash,. tbs;
srtat, Tp to the boat tTE side the he fish will be
br1uEht. only to break away head on for the
the h back eEH until df l. isA auded The bas.
are are not shy. and after being hooked and lost
sIl come right up and bite again, as Is evi;
book, and yet with freshly torn and bIeedlng
Ups: The first half Of the food is the best time
reported to be as follows: Irish creek Jamaica
Bay Island Channel, Beach Island Neptune
wreck Silver Hole. Goose Channel. The Rannt.
lelIo" Bar tanarsie Breakwater. the two
nr-cRs off NortOn's Point. all about the roaring
hoher through the Swash Channel. the Black
warrior and the Spanish Wrecks. and the Mon
emsnt. At the latter places competent boatmRn
snd a good. stout boat are needed, as squalls blow
y very UNEXPECTEDLY and very hard. No boat
mould have less than so feet OF good cable. with
Stout grApne and even then at times II Is
Gown with "Yerything lash sandbaR ten feet
SS9Wh the painter, and lie close until IL is over.
ihe sandbag lashed ten feet down the cable Is a
.ssWtricE To many fishermen. IL serves to keep
Ie line perpendicular for that distance, and SO
uNes double drag to the motion OF tho water
ssla makes the small boat ride much easier.
Ls .hls Is also useful pointer when fishing at an
snor IN rolling water. Nearer in are Liberty
sland COmmunipaw. where plenty of boats
nay be had. and Robbins Reef: Further away
" mt arun by rail is the shore from Keyport to
sneeseluake Greek; but the average bass there
~ ~ not exceed a pound In weight. and will
IIeh wen take shrimp in preference TO anything
Gs' Gse' Get out at Morgan'n and get pointers from
"a Dad AppleRate. Outside are Deal Beach.
AsTolry Park, Seabright, and other places.
me sound, from Glen Island up to New Lon
uh' ,ph' The .ong Island shore from Oyster Bay to
Fl Seflreplace. and round Montauk TO the Great
sGGqlh Bay are all studded with good spots
"bnich can bel learned by inquiries at the markets.
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