The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
Varied Sport for the An
gler on Many Waters.
PROPER OUTFIT FOR THE BASS.
Points About Taking This Fish
in Lakes In the Woods.



for Ducks IN the Desers-Duels II
the Quail ~-Resssmins . ESne Pointer.
Tho free ~ spring have warmed h
chrl lake waters. and the hass which have
hesn nosing in the bank shadows, chasing
sinners and wondering when summer
~ould he here, have sought the darker
waters at the roots u the lily pads and the
Mid rice. which IL reaching upward from
the ooz" beneath to burst into plumes and
soedinss in Wild duck time.
The angler all through winter took down
III. rod once Q week and rubbed its joints
With chamois. He put IL together In late
April and e out for . cast or two. find
Ing an Indifferent success. Now. however.
the sun shines steadily. the birds are mating.
the God are changing the yeilowish green
~ the first leaves 10 the darker green 81
fuil growth and until the ice forms again
tho season and tho riches thereof ar- his
only the wilder parts Of the country are
now we'll worth fishing. and a typical Am~r-
can lake. v neither II br in New York or Mimi
eso'a, viii have certain featuree Its water
will he der and clear and cool Its water
grovths will extend thirty, Afty, one hun-
dr"d feet from the hanks and III run riot
IN the shallow hays
Pines. frs. larchss. spruce-. hemloCk-
ard maples will grow down 10 II Grousc
Will rome shyly TO its edge 10 drnk Tho
branches u it, forests will to vocal with
hundreds ~ differing tird- which have
sought u from tho south and will live by II
until increasing sold warns them South
again
over iis smooth -urfac- viii float aud roll
and break into LIQUID showers the wondrous
hymn ~ the hermit thrush, soaring from
.ome dark brake Al midday. " hen winged
Anger are hushed, IT. quiet - 80 deor that
= paddle slapIsd upon o. "ch""- to IT,
fur, her end
The shadows e the trees make afsh.spu-s
upon u Further out It il one great hluc
glaring Jew 81 and against it, l-achcs the
Tiny waves lip unanimously
The man with the water glass leaning
over from his boat l-ers and ~..s far down
shining sands and pcbblrs. above Nhich
tho f-h dart or paSs slowly. their futked
tails tapping loafnglv. or lang poi-ed
with no motion -aS" Ia IA" swelling and
sutsidins gills
The lunch viii hc wrapped IN a NEWSPAPER
= week old which tells IN Earring headlines
'hat n man has been murdered ~ ahu' i-i
IA. committed suicide, or n hank hR Stopped
Iaymcni. OF a great commercial cumbina-
ton has been formed. bur the ms n. sib.ii
le wears glasses before he should and j.
-omewha, hollow ~ chest. cares nothing
for these ,hings Instead he looks between
li. legs "a 500 that the miunow- are living
N their narrow quarters and marking
.far N n half aCre 1T lilv pads Which seem
PROMISING. he gee, -oftly toward them.
'hinking Of fins. not finances
Il has boat IL properly buil, It will hav. a
rat bottom and rounding sides and it, hcsm
vii 10 no, less than forty inch-~ NJ u
.n,uld 10 light, Il will be short and III have
= r,umpy look.
Ttere l. not much more speed in n craft
- thi- kind than IN a telegraph pole. hut
80 man ON tho lake does not wan sped
What he does want i comfort. fotatinu and
stuve all. steadine-s There - MANY an
,pen space eighty feet within he pads 10
,Nich a standing man may c0- ana a
crank boa, j. worse than M boat
Transver- ely 81 its centre should run n
couple ~ pa nks from sid To side. forming
. vAter-tight hox with q I'D 10 n. and in
,tde II this box -four or Ave auget holes
.r,,ld 10 bored through the 'pai's bottom.
Which may he stopped Nith corks when no
fishing j. icing done In this box should
- pu' he minnow- or frogs; If frogs there
.r,uId he chips in II. or small bis Of plank
ug upon which they may III.
Fe-n water comes IN constantly through
he lol.s and minnows viii live as long in
'te tcN a. IA the lake. Il they n, feh. For
,unvcuieuc. and for ~prolongtng life u heats
al Il he buckets ever devised. though
some Of these are intricate and cusilv
A- aA .L-A 10 UA.N 80 .HN IL AAAE n
rau riu u kct with The usual perforated
= siie. injecting WIN a Ie-ef-
wiz ~ o.. DU'tuIn, funs an ar pump An
nay h. pumped into the reservoir and VII
'rp YINafd I'M" the water toi hours,
'.T.- k,-.ping the mInnUN- alive, hi SIN
2 - uuCA,t l. not qua To The water tpN IA
- = az centre. which - periec' ~ long
- So fishing u done.
There are many anglers who do not
,rY.l.r themselves about minnows frogs,
g~ya--.upi-,r-, h~clgraInite~, cIawr-h
,4cl thing. and they take lsh. too, tut
lot -o many nor - good ones as the men
VINO I- live TAFT whenever they can get u
and work hard for u Evcn a strip 81 salt
FORK beats the bare spoon on mn" days
Tine hass /. often fooled by tho whirling
or 81 metal, but frequently, also, " comes
C,o-- enough 20 distinguish ~" haud anu
sp"- Oh atout its business la general y
may to aid hat spoons are good. ana
I.-ri IN CONJUNCTION with some sort pf live
tat are h-,ter. but all artificial limitations
- food are hardly worth The space th"y
Occupy IN The fishing box.
Phantom minnow-. spinning devils. rub.
ter frogs, papier-mache helgrainlt"s ana
c-awnsh all belong In this category They
az" good for the manufacturer ana the
pleasant folks who run the sporting goods
shops. hut for nobody els"
Particularly al this season the hass wants
D sure enough something To cat. and all
'rrnugh May and the forehan Of June
here will be nothing better than the gen
uin- d~e-p-water IN" top
vat.r, which 10 small. mu-hy and nabby
.ud dies quickly Furthermore. bass nav"
s-n-~ enough 10 know that a top-waier ia.
no business Ave feet under the -urfac' and
slspsct its pre-enCr there lnde->d, u ~
raInarkable how soon and thoroughly has
IN much fshed waters viii learn 20 distin-
gIlsh between the genuine and the false
That deep-wat~r minnow " bs'-t which
has a dash Of red along is sides. IL u
,'ronger and iee,er than It's compahiohs
and will live longer. Some men hook u
through the lips. some through the tan.
vhich latter il an excellent way 20 drown
o. quickly, but the best way IN which 70
= a.. .Laa and 0agh nrdaT