Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-07

down near the water and back, keep
ing the line tight. This tips him over
as he leaves the water and stops the
head shaking business; it makes him
ugly and he rushes viciously off, and
now his blood is up and he means to
break your line. What savage short
lunges What are you about with
your rod pointing straight at the fish
and the strain of the line coming di-
rectly on the reel? Hold it up at once
and give the line the benefit of the
spring of the rod Now, let your rod
and line get into a straight line, or
near it. See where your bass Is go
ing now? Straight for the stump. IL
he gets around it he'll get y purchase
on your line and be off, sure. You've
got to risk your line now don't try to
stop him suddenly, but bring your
rod round to the right while you press
heavily ON the reel and you will turn
him in another direction. Hold on 10
HIM" Let him go! Look out for
him," stop himl" Give him the bait!'
Where's your bass now and what makes
your line so slack? Think he's OF, do
you? He's running in on you. Throw
your tip back as quick and as TAR as
you can, and reel in the best you know
how and find that fish. 1t is mir
acle that he is not off already, and ii l
had not determined to catch him you
would have lost him right here. Now
you've caught up with him, and there
he goes straight under the boat like
a shot; run your tip around the end OF
the boat, quick. There he is out OF
the water again. and with slack line.
What's the matter with your reed!
All. | see that you can't work the reel;
you should guide it back and forth with
your left thumb when Keeling, so that
1t will wind evenly Now you nave
done it; you've let the bass get among
those rushes and he's got your line
wound and twisted all about them.
Mr.. Mac, row straight after him while
we take up the line and drive or lead him
out on the other side. Now he is pref
ty tired and we will take him in. Keel
him in to within eight feet OF your
tip. Don't reel him up to the point OF
your tip). Hold him there. He makes
short plunges this way and that and
to the bottom, but his force is mostly
spent and you can control him with
your rod without giving him more line
Lead him gently up to the boat while
Mr.. Mac. the punter, stands ready with
the landing net; lower the net gently
and take him in as he comes alongside
Now he walks right into the net as If
he was happy to find a resting place,
and he lies painting in the bottom OF
the boat. He has fought his last fight,
and fought it we'll. 1t is a beauty
small mouth bass. What do | think
II T. j
ounces-or. you haven't got one OF
those automobile fsherman's steel
yards along, have you? No? That S
right; never take one; they are decep-
tive-nearly all of them do not give
the c,-rect weight of a fish. You hang
the fish on the scale, and 1t Will tell
YOU that he only weighs 44 pounds.
Throw the nuisance away for ever, and
renounce all trust in scales. l wouldn I
trust the finest Fairbanks where
fish is to be weighed. They may be
good for weighing other things, but
they were not made for fish and are
not adapted to weighing them correct
w. If you are particular to know the
weight of your fish. why just "heft
him and you can tell at once. Don
ask your punter; he is apt to be pre-
iudiced, and likes to take the concelt
out of YOU a little. Now, my friend,
we must part company here; | cannot
be longer with you in your sport, l
trust that you will be successful and
carry home a large string of beauties;
and | hope that at some time | may
meet you in friendly competition on the
water. Suffer me to offer parting
word of advice: In fishing be patient