The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08
BOaBING FOR CATFISU.
Not Scientific ffshink. hat There's Poetry
In %, besides lots Of run.

CHESTER. y. Y, juno 7-'Ye-,' said the
| rural philosopher. Il have known many an
| artistic and scientific brother 81 tho angie
| ttrn up his no-- at the plebniAn sport ~
| hobbins for catfish. but I hav always
| noticed thnt hc was tho man who ate most
| of the h~obbed-for catfish at hTcakfast next
morning.
Yes, yo-. II IL true that there isn't
much science rquirrd In catfish booking,
bu, there u a heap 81 fun IN II. all the eame.
| And rnuanon. too. And poetry.
-FOr instance A lake. high among the
hills. smon,h, calm and mirroring the stars
| or, IL you carr moro for fab than for
the romance aud poetry. cut out mirror
ing tho stars and put In showing dark
but not gloomy beneath soft but star
ohscuring clouds And that won't spnIl
| the romance and poetry % H.. either. come
Ia think 81 Il.
"ror.sts almost The -ame A. when tho
| Indian crypt beneath their shadows. and
launched hs canoe upon the fAir water
they border. md perhaps bobbed for cat-
Ash. An a~ll-pervading s~olitud--no oh
| truding sound save your own VOICE or yotn
| ~companion's, unless, J-rhaI =. the blttem's
sharp crv WI, TO the shorc Ia re~dy. or the
| crazy shrek Of a loon afioat In the dark
ne<-.
The .oft plash Of your oarv as you row
TO your h-hipc around hrcese from
| tho hills frsgrnnt wrh the wholesome offer
| ings - the woods
NO, indeed There isnt much In the
WAY - science when you G NJ 10 boiling
for cAtfsN, hui There lsni any other kind
| Of fishing ,hnt puts YOU down among such
| pra-ical and romantic surroundings, Tn.
isss It's tohbins for eel-. HobhinR for
| eels would IT, Just M pos'', and romantic
as hohhing for catfish, II You only wouldnf
| catch any eek Ths''s what spoils hobhing
for ccl- Catching ON.
Put saw, Taking the poetry and rc-
| nance out ~ II there's heap % Fun hohhine
FOR catfish. A bundle 81 Niggling worms
| held intact w many 'hrcids ''ca to the
end ~ anv old four-'cot STICK, make up tho
| catfish hohhr-'s outfit.
When be- gets 10 his fishing rlace he
merely lowers 'hew orm-tipi@d stick along
| eide his boat precautionary. han it,
| lnue'l In ~" water Tor '1'hirg Is done
IN shallow water and Ia 'ess than a minute
he will 10 "ninyins himself
y hook can bear n irorrel "a N" cat
| ISL ~ tempting as tho bub. A sonre Of
| the hig-nou'hei 'sh M a. 70 the sacrifice
| on A bon Whern ono will wahhlc 20 disaster
on the inNnnSNquent'al hook.
The moment a catfish strtks the bob
an electric thrill Is communicated 70 the
tohher's ham. and Z Shoots cloir % bic
: shoulders When he gcts that thTl the
/ gar,e l. lust as good M his
The catfish will nNt let 60 nat tooth
aouc bundle ~ worms. not he Al Tho
! hohtsr has DO do IL 20 raise him carefully,
10 hangs on. Juggling lis'ilv AZ the BIB,
! determined that . sh1h' Get away from
\ him. and mover discovers that he has l,"n
b.sui!Ni UNA no fn.J himself fopnine
about in ne bottom - tho boat, GUSHING
he luck and Yelling his hnguilN- nlwes
-Sonc folks who pretend - b" wis" 70
gRrding catfish -hobhtng say tha' v IL us"-
i~ss for any one 10 boh for catfish when
the moon shines bright on the water, 10
o. use % such nights the catfish huri~s
hls head In tho mud or hides among tho
woods on the bottom md 0nmrs not tnrth
even 10 Tho vooins Of the siren bob. am
not deep enough In 'he catfish myferioa
either "a ar1rrl or to deny this hcad-hidihg
on moonlt nights. bnt Il ccrAinly r. fn~
that uules. n follow wants 20 e. hohhirg
Just ~. tho poetry ard romance If y, and
unless Ia win ha satisfied with store mack
ersl for breakfArt. he had better awe hts
bob 'or a night when the moun docs not
slina.
a dark night and n ono or with
SINE rain, IL n sure ono for hphhing when
you want fab But not n IL thunders
| Catfish won't taket the bob vhsn u 'Nurders.
-Nai'hcr viii coils - a night when u
thuntnra Ia tho best time ~ 70 hohhing
| o. .u1.