The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05

gin at the beginning. What is bait
and how should 81 be digged2
Tt Is hard to define bait other than as
an accessory to fishing. The exact sig
nidcance OF The term hnds different
constructions with different scholars
Some fishermen Ike a mild and sleepy
bait-sOmethlng that the fishes can nib
bic with comfort and without disturb
ing the philosophical thoughts that MI
the hsheTman's mind. Others ike
hot, far-reaching bait that VIII make
three-Cunce sinner look like a three
pound bass. The bait. in other words
depends upon the temperament of the
fisherman. but there is one hXed essen
tial 10 a successful fishing trip. No
matter whether the bait be carried i'm
cases. bottles OF WiCker-cOYered jugs,
it should be digged the night before and
carefully packed away. Then IL VIII
be ready the next morning. and the inn
patient fisherman viii not be obliged 10
hang around town waiting for a place
TO open where bait is sold.
The hour of departure Tor a fishing
trip is a matter entitled to serious con-
sideration. Here again the Importance
of the bait shows itself III the Usher
man is a member of a church, he
should either charter a commissaTy
wagon TO pFecede him with the bait or
else he should leave town before sun
rise. This VIII tend to decrease scandal
iU the neighbOThOOd, and scandal is
always a thing to be carefully avoided.
But If the bait is not bulky, and can
be hidden under the seat of the buggy.
the fisherman should leave town at an
hour when ne may expect to meet ms
less fortunate brethren going to work.
We have now arrived at the familiar
old fishing bank We have caught our
Welsh hare and now We viii cook him.
What is the best manner OF using the
bait?
Authorities differ.
1t has been claimed land not with
out some appearance Of reason) that
it is better to use the bait i'm small and
steady quantities. it is said that this
viii best produce that mellow and
genial atmosphere so necessary Tor
scientific fishing. On the other hand,
some experts assert that the best re-
suits can be attained by using the bait
In large units. The biggest nsh are
/ hooked under the circumstance, and
although it is true that they invariably
get away 8fLer they have been hooked
that is always the fault OF q detective
/ hook, and is by no means the result Of
poor fishing For Ourself, we generally
use the bait whenever the situation
/ seems TO demand St, and good fisher
man can instiuctively tell when that
time has come.
pole is stuck under an old root and the
tip of the pole is given the necessary
elevation by means OF a H-Shaped tWig
stuck i'm the dirt at the waters edge.
I our slnker line passes over a cOnven-
/ lent bush We must now wait for the
fish. Meanwhile we lie indolently on
our back with a protecting arm
around the bait SO that the hsh viii
not climb up out OF the water ana car
[ ry it away. and there we reflect We
/ think of the fish stories that we shall
have to hear when we reach town
/ again. We smile and cater using the
/ baiD we determine to make up nsh
{ story or two for our own personal use
/ Let us see. Let US see,
Well, sir, a few weeks ago we went
I up to Deep hole to catch mess OF
trout Wei. sir we fshed and ished,
/ but they simply would not bite. Wen.
sir we had heard it said how you
could catch a trout by tickling 1t, so
after thinking a spell we Just put our
{ head down under the water and shout
/ ed:
/ Bill Bryan's lost his vOice!"
I Well, sir. those trout were so plumb
tickled that they came up to the sur
I face of the water most cheerful ana
I suffered 'emselves to be caught.
| Not bad, that. for presidential
/ wear. We concentrated our attention
upon the bait for a glorious thirty sec
I Onds and then we try again,
/ Well sir last summer there was cou-
I ole OF these lady missionaries spending
thei- vacation out at Belmar on the JeE-
/ sew coast and they took If in their nedQs
that they would Ike TO see the poor ism
I erfolk in that neighborhood. so that they
could disseminate little sunshine IN Lhelf
/ lives. Well. sir one Gay Lney mace
I trip TO the fishermen. s section, ana they
/ struck "A place where there were a mum
I Der Of fishermen sitting around Snokin5,
] Not saving anything. you understand, put
/ lust sitting around smoking, with wooden
( looks on their faces ,.s-.-
I out on the line. ana ian that wash there
/ was a lot of wooden clothes, because tus
I fishermen have to keep themselves s9ol
[ and warm when they 60 through the SURF
l Why saws one or the missionaries
Z what beautiful uuderct0thes. W mere Giu
you get this wool from. my good man
: Well sir one OF the fishermen takes hl>
pipe out of his mouth without changing z
line Of his wooden race
l sheen fish," he SAYS. The water mere
aboUts lis all crowded out IF shape witf
en- SAYS he and he puts his pipe BACK
The rest of them don't say any thing. you
understand, but just keep right on smok
ing. with a faTaway look In their eyes.
Gracious, And do you mtan 70 say
that the wool grows on these sheep Elsh
All the fishermen nod their nea0s, sLi
smoking hard.
and do You shear theme" asked one o.
NO ma am" said the truthful old salt
eve don't shear Them Bless you no
We just chase 'em against the snarl
fToCks at the bottom of the sea- and ina
sCrapes the wool or their hides W.
Just go around I'm boats and pick the WOO
R The honest old fishermen all cross thei
legs together. stiI smoking naFd and look
ing surai ght ahead with wooden races
Suddenly they all uucro5s their legs an'
then cross them again the other way.
"BuL how DO you chase the poor Lisl
I against the sharp rocks! asks tne mis-
I sionary. with her eyes bulging big
{ DOG fish, says the fisherman, says ne
[ A subtle story this with d delicate vi
and a true fish flavor We examine thi
bait and are relieved 10 find that II is no
{ detCrioratiUg with age Thus refreshed
we think again ana soon are soaring higi
aginative man. I'm our sWlrtng Tight o
1 fancy We describe the following tende
little aerial figure.
/ Well sir. you know our JabDy cat-th
/ one with the bob tail. Well. sir. las
month my wife says 10 me- jim, sn
/ saws those kittens ewes VIII open 90
morrow so SIC d better fix en- she says
/ she being tender-nearLeG Dy nature am
thinking it back luck 90 drown kitten
Well sir. takes them down TO the lax
land drops EN- overheard in peach pas
{ ket. according 10 custom, ana thinks n
more about Be-. Fer eight years now Nv
done the same trick. and by this time
] comes so natural that don't think an
more about it than about digging bait
No, sir. not biz
Well sir yesterday I was down 20 tn
lake cutting fishing pole On the swamE
/ when 5uddeuIv hears q playful cater
I wauIng only something fierce FIRST OF
thinks it's n litter Of vito cats, and 50