The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-27
SPORT A MAN LIKES BEST.
II is Fishing in a Shady Pool With
Plenty Of NibbleS to Cheer.
FISHING PARTIES A GREAT FAD.
There Never Was a Fish mat Di""
Good "Planked" with salt-Bait
aud Rod for the Ama>
tsur.

SANDY HOOK, July 2.-What sport
does a man like pest?
That question was propounded at the
meeting Of a social club Tuesday even
ing. what sport does man like
best?"
81 think it is tennis" said summer
girl in an oxford sailor hat and serra'e
shoes. Golf is tiresome and croque'
isn't in it,
q speak up for golf cried tah'
slender girl with the long arms and legs
You've both mistaken declared the
married woman OF the party. 1 Ano"
what it is, but l won't tell uh
"shame-shame," cried dozen iaush-
= Ieave # TO the men. Ask Mr.. a. on
my right. But pledge him hrst 10 'Si'
the truth and nothing but the truth are r
Well" said Mr.. \. deliberately
am to be placed pom honor anu -
am to tell the exact truth VIII say ''"'
the sport l most enjoy Is hshlns' .,.
"Hiirravl Murray" cried the chorus
~ masculine voices. Then in unison
whats the matter with ilshlhs
IT'S ALL RIGHT
Tho man who prefers-Other things pc
ing equal-the tennis court or the go,i
links. to the pool and reel Is "a rare pliu
But the trouble is that you can always
get the pool and the fish. Even wheh you
can YOU can't always get the nshlng com
panion. for women are not quite as Ioho
of teasing the fly as men, and men nave
a fondness for "A summer compdhlOh'
Therefore golf and tennis. yes. ana cricket
and crOQuet, are mighty nanny lhlhes
TO have around. but when you re urea VI
life and want some fresh FUN 20 hshlhs.
The sport Of fishing has been revived
this year Ii is a fad now TO go and
cast your fly and sit on the bank ana
wait. Your party is divided into fishing
couples. each couple pledged not 10 tank.
The pairs separate and scatter themselves
along stream. Each carries line and rod,
and the sport begins with the first nibble.
Yes. and before, for the fisherman does
not always get a nibble His sport begins
when he bats his hook.
The bait depends upon the FISH ana
the locality but wherever there is water
there is fishing and II you do il right
you will surely catch something, II only
a sand crab or a frog fish.
a very wise man made a discovery at
the beginning OF the present fishing sea-
son. and that was that there is peculiar
kind of fish made for amateur fishermen.
Nobody else ever catches that kind Of a
fish. There are rods and reels made for
amateurs. No expert old fisherman ever
purchases them, and there are flies made
also for the amateur fisherman. flies that
no fish would care TO digest. Then there
is the amateurs bait. wonderful stuff
purchased from the boy at the bridge
for a quarter, while he runs away to
bring another kind for you, II you
haven't caught anything with the first
lot. and Of course, you haven't.
The amateur who wants 10 FISH and who
yearns 20 indulge i'm a fishing party, yet
knows nothing about the sport can take
a few hints with gladness. If his nearby
stream is river or a big lake he can
safely count upon catching everything.
All FISH run in large streams. He can
catch what he pleases by altering his bait
and his fishing apparatus
Perhaps the fish he can aim at easiest
are catfish. Catfish parties are very
popular among knowing amateurs be-
cause they are so sure 70 be caught.
Fishing OFF a pier is a good thing for
the amateur who wants to try his luck
and bring home a catfish or two. These
fish hover around the tall wooden spiles
and lie close in the cool depths. They
swim pretty near the bottom Yet not
right on the bed of the river. Tie your
sinker eight inches from your hook and
lower until you touch bottom. then wait
for bite Use medivm-sized hooks and
bait with fish-worms. Three hooks each
upon eight-inch strings. make a very ac-
ceptable bait for catfish.
Parties that 90 out fishing usually pro-
vide themselves with rod and reel This
IS very nice II you know how 10 east the
fly without frightening the fish. At a
certain very prolific fishing pier off Coney
Island a few weeks ago not a fish was
caught because Of the awkward attempts
of a man with rod and reel. The whizz
and whirr frightened away all the fish
that usually swan around that pier.
Black bass parties are mighty inter
esting the middle OF July. The water is
warm then. and the black bass come out
TO see the world. They are sluggish fish
and Will not bite unless the sun shines
Choose shrimps for your bait. place them
In wooden box and float the box in the
water to keep the shrimps alive. Sink
your line deep, for black bass like deep
streams-and fish. You will catch black
bass enough II you have chosen the right
spot. II you mean business go out in
rowboat, anchor In the brOiing sun ana
lie still. tossed by the waves.
AS two-thirds OF the members Of the
fishing party Will be provided with q
new-fangled reel you will want TO be
abls 70 give exhibitions in casting the