Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20


fish caught at Boiling Rock
by F. Il. Wheeler.
John Martin probably is the only local
fisherman who has used a piece Of bait
for two years and expects to use II
other seasons. 1t is piece OF pork rind.
the bait that Joe Hunter calls zulu
Queen and with which he has made
himself one of the most successful bass
fishermen in this vicinity.
]. B. Martin OF Owenton, KY, father
Of the Washington angler, caught a
number of large bass with the famous
bait in a Michigan lake two summers ago
and was SO pleased with his success that
he handed 1t down to his son.
Incidentally" remarked the son. "this
Is the best bait I have ever struck The
pork rind is trimmed to represent an or
binary minnow and fastened to a hook
which is equipped with reed protector.
The hook is covered with red feathers
and above it is a small spoon.
1t is just heavy enough to make cast
ing easy" he added, land il properly
prepared it seldom catches up weeds or
hooks objects in the river.
am using reel which has attracted
considerable attention among local fish
ermen- 1t was made by a man in Ken
lucky named Fullilove and Is patterned
after the old Milan reel. of kentucky
Tame. but has a few changes, among
them ball bearing Arrangement which
makes it run more smoothly. F'ullilove
took the first prize on this particular reel
at the St. Louis fair. and afterward es-
taohshed small factory at Owenton,
KY, and began the manufacture of them.
After making about 100 he sold out at a
good price"
Angler Martin and Charles Boyle en-
1oyed weekend outing near the first
lock above Cabin John Bridge. but their
several varieties Of bait failed to entice
a bass, and they went near the Maryland
shore and baited with worms for fish that
are not gamesters.
Several large catfish were caught, but
the largest one that Royle hooked
weighing seven or eight pounds, broke
his line and got away.
Five members Of the original Happy
SIX Fishing Club were on hand at Tram
melrs Sunday morning, bright and happy
and all expecting to do great things ii,
the line Of catching bass. Capt. Lee
Baumgarten was on hand to give orders
70 the crews of the two boats. and Joe
Kaufman says when evening came
X
And that was all he did" commented
Joe. He certainly did not make q
CATCH
Capt. Baumgarten. Sydney c. Kauf-
man. F. J: kahrs. Joe C. Kaufman and
Edgar {. Kaufman were members Of the
party. The weather in the morning was
nne. they stated. but rain interrupted the
sport about noon.
We were prepared for any kind of
weather, said Joe kaufman, land when
We sought shelter from the rain it was
only for a few minutes"
prospective drenching shower sug-
gested the Maryland shore to the sports
men. and a few minutes after thew land
ed to seek protection beneath a big tree,
the music of the reel OH Joe Kaufmans
rod made the other members of the
party sit up and take notice.
The fish made long and strong run
for the rocks the fisherman said. land
became fastened to bough Of a tree
that was In the water
The fish was soon taken from the river
however, and it weighed three pounds
Joe Kaufman led the party with three
fish TO his credit. and says he Is going to
work hard for the prize the club has of
fsred for the largest number of fish
caught this season Sydney kaufman
caught two fish and Eahrs landed one.
District guardsmen who are to particle
pate in the annual encampment near
chance to add a few fresh bass and pike
TO their menus. big lake on the border
of the encampment grounds being well
stocked with such fish.
There will be no difficulty IN getting
plenty of fish there" commented a
guardsman who is fond OF piscatorial
sports. land when fellow can walk a
few feet from his tent and land a big fish
he is bound to enjoy them all the more"
Word comes from sergt. Douglass. care
taker on the encampment grounds. that
fishing is good and that 1t does not take
an expert TO catch them.
They are hungry. the sergeant says
land almost any old bait will attract
them
Serst Douglass tells of having caught
an eight-pound bass in the lake last week
and pike are SO plentiful. he says. he
scarcely takes any account of them. Salt.
water fishing within easy access Of the
camp is said to be better this year thar
usual.
Kari Achterkirchen, Ward Savage and
John ". Hurley took a trip on the river
last Sunday morning. taking George John
son. colored expert with rod and line
to do the rowing.
Fully three hours before the dawn o.
day the trio and their colored oarsmaI
pulled away from a wharf at the foot o
9Th street and started in the direction O
the southeast point Of Potomac Park. 7,
the north we're the lights of the city
While TO the east ana west the nights oil
the bridges made the scene more attrac
tive. and lower down attention was di
rected to the lights in Potomac yards.
1T was too dark to locate any of TIL
fishing spots. the colored boatmal
stated. land I just had to do the best
could. but you know you can't catcl
fish when you have to move the boa
every three minutes.
Shortly after the party dropped ancho
johnson hooked a big fish. but secon
hook he was using caught in his arm an
while he was trying to release himsel
his big fish got away.
TOO bad" remarked Achterkirchen
Lets CO."
But they fshed until driven from tn
river by the rain. They had string o
rockfish, eels and catfish.
The big ones got away, Ward Saw
age says
Charlie Porter, Bonnie HessIer. A
Bucheler and Harry Anderson departe
for Great Falls late Saturday night wit
a good supply Of madtoms and tackl
enough to take all the bass from tn
river in that vicinity. 1t was after mid
night when they left the car line an
made their way along the side of the hi
10 Trammells-