New-York tribune., 1903-05-23

ing bass 10 4 finish is lost" sghs the author
Then he continues resignedly: Presumab bly
the end justifes the means. but this methoo
does not appeal to the artistic angler If bait
must be used a small minnow lightly cast from
a suitable rod is more in accordance with the
eternal fitness Of things and the practice and
conditions of the gentle art.
Coarse tackle dspleases the doctor. and his
anxiety is not much that fish should he
caught as that they should - caught artistic
aIIv,' which means according 10 the thousand
and one rules that he lays down His idea OF
the duty Of the fish is. firstly, that it shall be
good 10 eat; secondly. that il shall indulge the
fsherman's love of play" by fighting to the
last gasp. while the duty of the fisherman in
the premises is to fool the fish by palming off
on him an inedible fly or piece Of hardware.
and then by means Of a light rod and thin lpe
still further deceive the creature into the be
lief that he can escape We fail to see where
the hsh gains anything from the encounter.
Yet the doctor is not without ethics. This is
from page 135. where the author treats Of
rnuskalonge fishing:
In trolling the revolving spoon. glistening and
shining IS the attractive lure. and any addi-
ton Of minnow or strip Of fish or pork fno
or other bait as is often resorted to by some, Is
entirely unnecessary II adds nothing TO the
chances Of hooking a fish and should never %
practised by the consistent angler he mn
IT
alone. on its own merits A spoon Is @ pau
enough in any case. but il only makes II more
reprehensibIe and repuisive TO the angler al
least to handicap it with bait Of any KIM
even the bunch OF feathers that usually ADO ms
the spoon should be discarded, as II IS o. no
practical use. - .
say by trolling with a hand line OF heaVy
braided linen. size or c, and spoon "t very
large size as large as No. :. which seems 10
he the favorite size with hand trollers. In ms
method Of fishing the muskallonge hooks him
sen NleH Ie - M O tim 80 ,.,,-i+F7
in hand over hand. as the sailors say WIN
might and muscle And, as might De sup
posed those who practise this method are -ouo-
est in their praise of the muskalonee as I1e
king of all game fishes" A quick pull.
strong pull and pull all together, WIN ne
hauling aboard as soon as possible OF t1e ae -
Cling fish amid much splash1ng and Hounder-
Ing. seems 10 be their estimation Of gaInereSs
in fish
Alas, that such Phiiistines should be allowed
to live.
In this book are included all the game
eebee +ba, are caught east Of the Rocky
Mountains. except the salmon and trout
and the tarpon jewish and other nshes
~ large size which described in other
.c,,,,,,es Of the 'Sportsnan's" series Here
arc found the sunfish family. members or
which are calico bass, small-mouth black bass
.larre-nouth black bass; several sorts OF perch'
the crappie and several sorts OF sunnsh' the
bass family including ~hlte oass anu N'Si''''
haee- the sea bass family with half dozeh
members; the pike family, including muskai-
l,nge. and three different sorts of pickerel; the
perch family the graylings. certain salmons as
the Rocky Mountain whitefsh and the cisco;
the drums including weakfsh, kingtsh ana IA
<azette. the German carp. the catfish. sheeps-
head. cunners founders. Spanish mackeleI ana
bonito. groupers, pompanos srunts 'ol nan =
dozen sorts) FIVE kinds OF snappers. four xmas
s r,,,-oies and 2 dozen miscellaneous fishes, IN
cluding the turbot. These are all hlehy re-
snectable individuals with sounding La'i"
names the FOUNDER. for instance. being III Lailh
nseudo pleliro nectes AnlericaHus "hle Tue
scranp of the grouper family Is ID lain
r,,,,c,aro narcs falcata phenax. and the catfish
is called ictalurlIs punctatus
The af,tbor tells Just when, where ana no"
tie different sorts OF hsh may be caught ana
me sort of tackle and apparatus "hich III MS
o-,;,,,or are most suitable for the purpose