Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-11
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night, when they are searching for
FOOD along the shadows of lakes and
IN the swift water of streams Small
pass are gregarious; large bass flock
by themselves" Sunfish love to play
ana feed in shadows, adjacent to deep.
sui pools, and, like crappie. are likely
TO De found in the vicinity of sunkeu
tree tops, logs and stumps. Fish on
or near the bottom for catfish: fish on
the bottom, when the bottom is
smooth and the water shallow. for
suntsh; when the water is deep or the
bottom foul, in midminter; fish in mid
water for crappie; fish in shallow wa
ter, near the shore, for bass, keeping
out of sight yourself in the midday
hours, fish deep in deep water for bass
Graphic are a curious and foolish
fish and are attracted by a light at
night A lantern or a torch in a boat
or on the shore by the watersids fire.
quentiy will draw school Of crap
pie To the vicinity for the pleasure and
profit of the angler.
Minnows, the smaller the better, are
the only "sure-fire' lure for Graphic,
except in early spring, when they will
take angieWorms freely. Large min
nows are the best bait when still fish
ing for bass. and minnows three in
ches in length are not too large Bass
sometimes take worms freely, and
grasshoppers are one of their weak
nesses. Angleworms are the only eff
fectiVe bait for sunfish when still fish
ing.
Special and proper equipment is alb
solutely essential to fly casting and
bait-casting, both of which, properly
executed, are delicate, intricate and
exact arts. No one can effectively
cast either in fly fishing or bait cast
ing. without just the right tackle
rods, reefs. lines specially built for the
purpose. And the tackle suitable for
one Will not do for the other-they are
radically dissimiliar in many respects.
The reds. reels and lines used i'll fly
or bait casting may be used for still
fishing. but the artificial lures used in
casting are absolutely worthless eX-
cept for their own special uses. An
artificial fly will not catch fish II held
stationary in the water. nor Will any
other of the bats intended to be
trolled or cast.
The pork bait, 4 part of the angling
equipment of every bait caster, is
worthless in still fishing, except that
very hungry sunfish sometimes will
take minute fragments of it. The pork
bait is used only in connection with
the casting spoon, or spinner. and it is
intended to resemble a wrigglng min
now when drawn through the water.
Sunfish are nervous, 'snippv" biters.
and usually nibhle at a bait a time or
two before Selling il and running.
Graphic strike Selling the minnow
and making oft with it forthwith, at
tempting to gorge il as they go, but
seldom drawing the float entirely I'M
der water Bass strike suddenly and
hard, boiling the bait instanter in still
fishing, unless the minnow happens
to be too large for them to swallow on
the instant The angler should not
Jerk" or strike at sunfish until the
movement of the float indicates that
the fish has definitely decided to car
ry the bait away with him. crap
pie should be struck second or two
after he seizes the minnow and starts
away. A bass should be struck as
quickly as possible after he strikes
| the bait-he moves like lightning and
| is likely To discover that there IS
| stinker in the bait and eject it II he
| is not hooked quickly. A catfish may
| be struck any time from one minute
| to six hours after he starts to bite,
the hook will be found imbedder IN
his interior arrangement somewhere
the tip of his tail.-Kansas City Stra.