Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-03
Caught Two Bass
With single Cast

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Sllis '"' lions - ~ ,nr,h abaad
49, Sbn,, iina in mis- latter fishing.
NOW ,ried casting. throwing the
ma yelling II i'm slo,ylv so that il would
sink deem below the surface. The boat
WAS skirifnr Tho eigr of The lake and
inst al mis- noint ~. passed a pocket
whi.l .xr.rded INTO the timber. its
mouth MOI NOR. than thirty yards
.,r,nss h,i,se h,lf closed With floating
moss vhicb h,a h.ar driven into it by
,h. Wind l1ar across. this moss
,hr.r, ,ba ,1in,,ow ;n,o the dark still
w.ata, h.,,nd ,nd ~ ,ba instant il
s,r,.l, ~ ,,.at.r i, hiy h.Ss dashed for
II, .n,,inr ,rnr, ,,rjcr ,bo moss and
sfrikiD~ Il , viaioms NOV which hooked;
:, ,A;,i n,,, .,a racassi,y of the
customary Jerk to So, the hooks. An in
800, 49, !,'n 80 ;,,s, ,ha siya
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,ne iii''''o" from its leiiow WIN neHsl
De AhoWh' bu' IL went az II WIN a
vim that vas most gratifying TO the
ma, holaine me poie ana pusy WIZ the
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.n :. 49,
u was Excited.
To say that I was excited is to use
the mildest language. for here was
something new in my fishing expert
ence. | had caught and landed two
n ever three little perch or crappies
on lilies at a single cast. but this was
the first time ! had eve hooked two
big fish AT the same time n my desire
TO land both OF them can be we'll
imagined. They had mo at a disad-
vantage. for the minnow was fifteen
yards beyond the floating moss and l
realized that it was out of the question
to attempt 10 bring the fish through it,
for such an attempt could not fail to
end disastrously. The paddler tool in
the situation as readily as 1 did and
it through into the open water beyond
with a few lusiy strokes. BY careful
manipulation of the reel and rod
managed to keep a tight line UP to this
point. which made me more hopeful, as
now the fight was more equal, although
the pocket was a decidedly close place
in which to play two fish at once.
either of which was big enough to put
up a most interesting fight.
A ThriIiino Fioht.
Ono vho has nay., ,tta,n
two big bass at once cannnt s,i,, CIV amo
nreciate tho ficbt tbasa ,~o Auns up
there is the c"nsned sns s"o pu' up
which wen, ove, me- nc tho. a.tou.n
to bore beneath the moss or broke for
the foul water heal the edges of the
inlet where matted bushes and fallen
limbs offered a retreat from which there
would be little chance OF e bringing
them. once they had reached 1t. Over
n ovcr they rolled. first n on tor
n then the other. pulling in unison
n then contrary, keeping my nerves
on edge n my every faculty. on the
alert. 4! was the nght to be
imagined, a fght encountered but once
YIN a lfetime n n In which The anx-
iety was doubled. Tor n man would
strive. under such circumstances. tc
lana Doth f1sh the disappointment
at losing one OF them would be quite
as srea. as " Dotn should escape. II
CURED n closest attention. the fish
alashlng back and forth across the
pocket now near the surface. theil
podle3 sninlng pright n pretty
through the clear water, now flashing
ueep Gown untli tne singing OF the nm
Inroush 5he water n the hooped polt
lone indicated mat they were stu II
the game. one pig bass can keep W
me lnteres, wnen ne gets a! me ONE
emo OF Il SILK lne ana tneIe Is no Hiof'
exciting experience In all the gamu
OF sports tnan MS n YET was *
perlenc,ng a douple portion mat morn
ing n ge.tins 1ua measure at 'na''
Landed Both Fish.
/. ] was using a 5-foot steel casting rod
with agate guides. stir and strong. a
an automatic reel which had proven