Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16

thls tish is almost extinct I'm these waters
At meeting of the Ocean City Fishing
CLUB, held last Friday, an amendment was
made and passed that there should be an
assistant weiBhmaster stationed on the
| club piers, thus making il possible for
men to weigh in any large fish caught
| from the clubs pier. The club offers 10
its members a silver button for channel
bass Weighing 30 pounds and over and a
| gold one for fish running over 40 pounds.
A silver cup will be given by Frank Stew
! art, one of the club members, to any of
the clubmen catching a channel bass
Weighing 50 pounds and over
Bullock's Bass Only 551s Pounds
A correction of eight ounces must be
made for Mr.. Bullock's channel bass that
he caught at Corson's Inlet last week. II
was weighed at sc pounds, and owing to
controversy over the weight of the fish
the scales used were verified by the Bu-
reau of Weights and Measures of Phila-
delphia and found to weigh eight ounces
heavy This brings Mr.. Bullock's fish to
55R pounds. The fish measured 40 inches
In length and SOh inches in girth. The
weight OF this fish is of the greatest i'm
portance, as it is record and may prove
to be cup winner among the clubs and
other contests.
Ward Beam, of Philadelphia, who sum-
mers at Ocean City, is combing the beach
Tor tho big shark that visited that resort
last year in great numbers. Mr.. Beam
landed some record shark, the largest
Weighing Go pounds that was taken on
light tackle, and was considered great
City.
Mr.. Beam is one of the most aggressive
OF the surf fishing colony, and weather
conditions do not prevent him from fisb-
ing daily In the surf. He instituted among
the shark fishermen the nabit OF llberat-
ing all the big shark caught as he does
not believe in killing fish that cannot
be used for food. Mr.. Beam recognizes
surf fishing as a clean and wholesome
sport.
Extensive preparations are being made
by tine Ocean City Fishing Club for its |
annual casting contest, and many fine |
prizes have been donated by various in |
diVlduals and concerns So that the nov |
Ice Will have a chance in this contest. |
II has been divided into events for those |
casting l5O feet and over, $50 feet and over
and the 300 class, In Chicago, where this |
sport Is hardly known at contest last |
year a gallery of 1900 people followed |
the different events.
Surf fishermen of Ocean Citv will ttv
and coax the channel bass to that resort |
- e'-'NtoA ii5 a huBe wire crate filled with |
oyster shells and bag filled with chum.
At other resorts where this method has
oeen used excellent results have been At /
tained' and In former years when the
angler fished for channel bass from a |
boat cumming with bunker was always |
resorted to, and this method usuaIlv
brought the fish.
As moss bunker is a very olly fish n
leaves slick on the water that attracts
the fish for miles.
Ocean City beach is we'll adaptsd tor
this, as It has some fine gulleys In locaiI-
Ties that are not frequented by bathers
there being at least 10 gulleys and holes
from 10th to b5th street. where channel
Dass may be taken II they are fished FOR
While trolling for bluefsh Frank Cobb
OF sIathmere' n j., hooked into what
ne thinks was tuna, as the fish was
OF great strength and size ana tore the
hand line he was using from the Rnn-
vale OF the boat. Mr. Cobb last Ysar
caught 29-pound tuna.
JACK Whatton. of Newark, viii spend
ne week at Gus Whittcamp's hshing Tor
channel bass. '''
Or. Robert Seymour, Of Philadelpbla
landed fine mess OF klnRash on me
boardwalk at Wildwood Crest last Uyasr
one OF which weighed more than two
pounds.
Fresh-Water News
George and Charles HoffmeIer Of Inn
'aster. are spending their week-ends at
heir bungalow at Pequea. on the suse
salmon anu
John G. Early. OF shippensbur, hao
iplendid luck with fba t-,.,.s - ~ '1 I