Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25
Saturday have neglected to send an &C
count Of what they have been doing.

John A. Kapp and Irving M. Wright
surprised their friends a few days ago
when they made the announcement that
they were going to make an effort to de-
plete' the bass supply In the rivers about
the vicinity of Harpers Ferry.
The pair of fishermen-some OF their
friends question the fishing part OF their
trip-made Jake Mofett's preparations,
rising early In the morning and disturb
ing the whole household, but the truth Of
their trip has not been told.
Friends have importuned both angie: 8.
to tell the result of efforts. but they pos
itively declined to give any Information
and IL they really caught any fish they
Private advices from Harpers Ferry.
however. are to the effect that the two
anglers have had bass on their table
every day and the further statement is
made that they did not buy them.
There's one thing certain about Them
remarked one of the friends, land that
is. they did not break any records If
they had caught an exceptionally big fisa
their friends would have heard about il
long ago.
John w. Hurley has made I'D his mind
that he is going to catch a bass weighing
five pounds before the season is over. II
is his opinion that a big mad tom is the
only bait that is going to tempt such
fish. and has standing order with local
dealers in bait for the largest Of the bait.
four inches in length have been procured.
and others of that length are to be turned
over to the prospective record breaker. .
Three days spent on the river during
the past week failed to bring the big fish,
although some fine specimens Of the
gamester were caught. Thinking he would
steal a march on his friends and break
the record, Capt" Hurley. as the boat
men call him. went to Knoxville alone
and had one of the expert boatman take
him out
There's a hve-spot EXTRA" he said to
the boatman in an updertone. IF land
a five-pounder.
Thinking Of nothing but the extra COM
pensation he would receive IL he made
success of his undertaking. the boatman
did the hardest days work he had ever
performed. He went from one place 10
another, selecting what he thought were
the places where the big fish would most
likely be found.
Hold on there" said the man who was
so anxious to break .he record. thinking
he had the coveted prize.
Here it comes" he added. feeling con-
f1dent that he would have to fork over
the money to his boatman.
Out came the fish. The scales were used.
but no more than three pounds would IL
register. Thirteen fish were taken from
the river that day by the lone fisherman.
but he did not get record breaker. Two
more days were spent on the river later.
but the fish Weighing Ave pounds had not
Hurley's hooks.
James B. Henderson spent day at
Quantico last week, and in a good
string of bass landed q four cunder.
Reports from that section state that Q
large number of bass have been landed.
J. H Ralph threw his lines over at
the feeder locks one day last week
and came home with four bass. two Of
which were Of two pounds each, while
he also got q number Of catfish, one Of
which was ten pounds.
Jesse Middleton and his fishing part
ner. Henry Talbot. spent last Sunday
at Chippamsic and landed thirteen bass.
Mr. Middleton stated that q strong
wind was blowing and that they were
lucky to land any fish.
Henry Train Of Ath and r. streets.
with his son. Elmer Train. and James L
Miles. sr.. and Fl. W. Tippett Of South
east Washington. have returned from a
fishing. trip to Benedict. Md. The party
went to Benedict in Mr.. Trains auto.
mobile and brought back 2e5 fish. con-
sisting Of rock. trout. perch and spots.
Mr.. Miles proved the champion fisher
man by landing a rockfsh twenty-five
and a hair inches in length. Mr.. Train
reports that large strings are being
taken from the waters about Beus61ak