Evening star., 1915-06-05

AsAD H.
With forty-seven and one-half pour
Asad J. Sahdala, prominent among
| surf fishermen along the New Jersey
coast, probably was the happiest an
gler in Washington Tuesday after
noon when he returned from a trip to
Fletcher's with string of only four
fish.
But what big fish they were!' re-
marked Mack Sparrough, who was the
first friend of the sportsman to get a
glimpse Of him and his colored hired
man. "If could get only one the size
of the largest one of his string I'd be
happy"
Sahdala, carrying two nine-pound
rockfish and his fishing tackle. walked
up 9th street ahead Of his porter, the
latter carrying two large rockfish over
his shoulder.
Where did you get the fsh?" was
the question the angler had to answer
many times before reaching his place of
business, and each time he was willing
to go into a lengthy explanation Of his
outing.
ITS something that does not happen
frequently in the life of every fisher
| man,I Sahdala said, "and there's no
disgusting my feeling"
| Sahdala went to the river long be-
| fore daybreak. He had two herring for
bait. he said, and he deemed himself
fortunate to get the four fish. The
largest of the four weighed more than
ly entered it in the Roberts contest.
Il caught the fish early in the morn
ing" Sahdala said. "and 1t was not
weighed until late in the afternoon.
Had it been weighed in the morning 1t
would have been several pounds heav-
ier."
1.-The actual weight of the largest
fish was fourteen and one-half pounds.
said W. P. Bowie, who weighed it.
"and the combined weight of the four
was forty-fve and one-half pounds.
The successful angler said he was
more than thirty minutes landing the
big fish that was caught directly In
front of F'letcher's and Copperthite's
The two big ones were caught early in
the morning. while the others were
caught about $50 o'clock. After that,
said the sportsman, tugboat came
along and spoiled the game.
Enthusiastic over the success of Sab
dala, Will Reynolds and party OF
friends made an early start Wednesday
morning. the friends including w. c.
Money, William White. Henry Tenny-
son and the man at the wheel.
'"rhe man at the wheel never counts"
remarked win Reynolds. He usually
hears so many fish stories that he gets
disgusted, and it's only when he sees
the others reaping a harvest that he
is willing to try his luck"
1t was about 2:30 o'clock in the morn
ing when "All aboard was shouted,
and the quartet left the wharf and
went through the darkness to an up
river point where they hoped they
would be able to duplicate the catch
made by Sahdala.
Ordinarily the rain would have ter
minated arrangements for the trip,
but the sight of the four fish had made
so indelibIe an impression that not one
Of the four was willing to say quit
"And so we went said Money, land
inst SO we returned-without rock"
Not member of the party had as
much as the pleasure of strike, and
IT was not until the anchor was l1fted
from the sea of mud that they really
knew Sahdala had le1t anything d4i'e
in the river.
A four-pound eel was found gilled
about the anchor line. 1t had taken
part of the line of some fisherman,
unable to rid itself of the fastening.
The line was recognized as similar to
one that John w. Hurley used the day
before, and IT was rscafea az tnas some5 and
the thtna aanrlers t concluded that the eel be-
longed to Hurley.
John W. Hurley was on the river
the Old Point section of Virginia,
where he saw anglers having great
sport, but the train refused to stop
near the water. he said. and he had to
wait until Tuesday to try his luck.
"And it probably is a good thing that
| waited he said, when he returned
from trip to the vicinity of Fletcher's
| Tuesday night
It was a alf-holiday outing for the
| sportsman. He had heard of the great
| luck experienced by Edward o. Craig,
before. he stated, and feeling that rain
would come and muddy the water. he
| thought he would get In a few hours
sport Sahdala's sport had been spoiled
when Hurley reached the river.
But the fish were there" commented
Hurley, when he reached the shore
The Ash were not as large as those
caught by sahdala, but Hurley was
well satisfied with his catch. 1t was
his intention to return IL TO - the Tlver II
advisable for him to seek other recrea-
| ton. His largest fish weighed twelve
pounds.
A. Julian Brylawski and Fulton Bry-
lawsk of this city and Howard Bennett
and Edward Bennett. Baltimore the
atrical men, were at Wachapreague,
Accomac county. Va. & on fishing trip;
were sorry when their short vacation
trip ended.
Fulton Brylawski landed drumfish
that wsngu Sun and y
"Wachapreague Is q delightful place"
said Julian Brylawski, and there are