The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-06

proper use of the thumb lies the whole
, secret of clean cast.
The rod is held out in front of the
angler 10 make sure that the line and
nook are hanging free. Then it is swept
Slowly sideways and backwards and
the next instant is sent forcibIy. but
I lot Jerklly, forward, with a sweep that
/ Sends the loaded line flying in a semi
circle until it is straight ahead. when
an imperceptible check of the rod gives
the cast its true direction. The thumb
must pc IN position to control the cast
from the very inception of the maneu-
YER AS soon as the forward fight of
the line lessons, the thuInp begins 10
creek the swift reek The EXPERT adj
Justs this pressure so carefully that
| ms reel stops revolving simultaneously
Win the tail of the sinker into the sea.
DIX hundred feet of light casting line
is carried on the reel usually The rods
are fitted with strong, exceptionally
large guides, few as possible in number.
ana all set with agate to reduce fric-
tlon- Single joint rods with indepen-
cent outt pieces are coming into favor
more and more. The woods used most
are bethabara and greenheart. Split
BAMBOO would be ideal for the work,
except for the fact that salt "a ater Oft
en- softens the glue so much that the
rod buckles.
only one hook is used by most an
slers who go after the big fish. Sproat
rs the tavorite. 1t is mounted on a
gut leader, from three to five feet long
ana adjusted to the line with a double
acuon swivel. The sinker is tied TO the
the leader
Inc favorite bait is blood worm a
marine worm found on the beaches
among the rocks at high water mark.
Its name describes it. 1t looks some
what Ike the garden worm. but is fat
Ter IN shape, much brighter in color
and full of deep red blood,
SO much in demand is this bait all
along the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod
TO Chesapeake bay. that one New York
dealer has been selling 5000 day dur
ing the last two weeks, and still is not
supplying the demand
Though the big fish haunt all the
beaches, yet successful surf fishing is
confined to a comparative few. For the
sands that are stirred by the breakers
are full of queer. perplexing little and
Dig holes and burrows, and the man
VINO does not cast in the right place
might as well be fishing in golf links
Tor iehthyoSauri as in the surf for the
Dig bass. Even foot too far or not
iar enough will make all the difference
between catching fish and not The
experts not only study the conditions
perpetually, but many of them also ray
local fishermen to keep them informei
OF the changes which are so frequent
where the surf pounds and burrows
and drives day after day
They know, therefore. just where to
drop their bats. If they feel that their
Sinker is resting on a little submarine
ridge they will draw in just enough
line TO make it fall into the runway
that they know is at its base, or vice
versa.
Consequently they are just as uni
formly successful as the ordinary an
gler is unsuccessful Thus, Mr. Moro
sini's sixty-pound channel bass was
hooked and beached within three-quar
tiers of an hour after he had arrived
at the beach In almost the same
space of time two years ago he landed
a twenty-pound striped bass on the
New Jersey coast.
In one mornings angling he and John
Du Til beached more than twenty-five
bluetsh weighing from ten to fifteen
pounds each off the Long island shore.
Two other famous surf fishermen Ne
William II. Moynanz, now, of Phiiadel-
pnla. and Harry w. Quick Their IA
vorite grounds are from Asbury park
south along the New Jersey beach, and
they boast of catches of striped bass
weighing well up into half a hundred
weight.
record catch that they made in
three days at Port Deposit. Md, still is
a topic of excited conversation in that
little place on the Susquehanna, where
the big fish congregate in wonderful
In those three days from
Sept l to Sept. inclusive. they cap
tured 153 striped bass. which weighed
LOCI pounds. The best sim
gle days catch was seventy-nine fish
$50 pounds.
The mode OF fishing off Port Deposit
Is trolling. The fish congregate in holes
and often there are more boats than
the water will accommodate Some
huge fish have been taken there, but
IT is a place of frequent disappoint-
ment because rain anywhere in the
hills often discolors the fishing water
so that it is useless and impossible for
many days at a time to angle there
the angler who tries Port
Deposit should be prepared for a So
journ of at least a week to make sure
Of sport.
Trolling for the big striped bass is
practically the only method used in an
other section where monsters are taken
by the few who know how-the north
side of Long island sound from He'll
Gate east. The big fish that broke
Tim Flynn was hooked thus. 1t was
at night and the boat was being rowed
across the current when the .iSh took
hold. His first rush was so fierce that
before he could be checked he had 1un
out almost the entire reel line. This
gave him an advantage which Mr.
FLYNN could not overcome with all his
skill and after being played for time
the big fish turned and broke the
tackle.
He had appeared above water so Of
ten during the fight that the angler
and his boatnan had an excellent view
IF him, and they agreed that he must
be FISH that would weigh more than
fifty pounds. Two days afterward
huge striped bass was taken in pound
net off Whitestone, Long island, clean
across the sound The fish had a hook
and trace in his jaws. and as Mr.. Flynn
uses a peculiar hook il was easy to |
Identify il as his. The bass weighed |
pounds
Last year the trolling parties along
the sound were surprised by the sudden !
advent of big weakfsh ranging in
weight from ten to fourteen pounds. |
Apparently there has been a great in
,rease of these big fish, for where. ten /
years ago, weakfish weighing more !
than five pounds were uncommon |
enough TO cause comment. now catches !
)f these beautiful fish weighing more /
han ten pounds are not at all I'M |
usual
A huge fish that was taken while |
rolling along the sound shore was /
hooked by John ODonohue of New
York a few seasons ago. 1t was a
striped bass and it weighed fifty-two |
pounds.
John Mcmillan of New York took