The sun., 1916-11-09
Rod and Gun News
Dinner Contr,b, 70 Meet Tonight.

Nov. l2....... 1854 028 900 o3i sAt
Dinner Contribs 10 Meet Tonight.
VIII all those who are in favor of din
ner OF the contributors OF the Rod and Gun
column of THE Sun meet Thursday night,
November o. at 8 O'Clock. In the World au-
ditorium. Pulitser building, so that proper
dinner committees may be organized?
It Is the fortnishtly meeting Of the United
Anslers League and anglers can 90 from
New York. Nov. .. THE PROFESSOR.
Tomorrow Opening Game Dsy In jersey.
Tomorrow Is the opening day In New
Jersey for quail. rabbit. squirrel; male Eng
prairie chicken and Hungarian partridge.
f1ounders and Tomcods In Jsmsica.
Using white and sand worms for bait.
william l.. Riemann OF 81 Forty,sl1tn
n. j., in Hazards Greek. Jamaica Bay. on
election Gay caught 2io founders and 10
tomcods.
Cod 1t Cholers Banks.
The Girslda Of shsepshesd BAY made .
hrst trip for goldfish yesterday to the Choi-
era, Banks Eighteen were taken. l.. Gar
siuio Of a7s Thirty-second street: Brook.
each. '001 Th eve iio, Tssth,"s rot OF S ons "a .ad POu"i Is
Becker. East Third street. BROOKLYN F.
schoenwants, s27 18th street. Bronx: 7. +.
y. j., and L. Lawrence. $50 Sterling place,
Brooklyn. II Schroeder of 81 Market
pace. BROOKLYN. caught an 81 pound nuke.
where all fishermen succeeded in getting
whiting and ling.
Winter Fish Three at . Clip.
Seventeen members of the VILLA msburg
Fishing Club went to Rockaway bell buoy
iast sunday on board the NJ. J. H.. The
seas ran high and the wind blew strong.
but fsh struck our lines MS fast as they fell
into the sea. Those who risged with three
hooks hauled aboard three fsh.
Never In my twenty years experience
have | seen so many Ash In a school. The
species included ling. hake and whiting
About 1900 Ash were caught. Mr.. Wright
nrst hook until all other hooks were taken.
The plan was tried: and every man pulled
IN two or three. Mr.. haig won the poo!
with a a., pound hake.
The rough sea. sel.lck men. the %pourins
rain. were all In evidence TO make winter
hshing at sea "A test for hardy and daring
Al indications point to a sood run Of
cod A good blow VIII drive them to the
coasts. The water In hardly cold enough
bring the nsh in.
The proper way to rig is two hooks. one
below and the other above the sinker. also
. hook two and one. half feet above the
sInker. This hook is for whiting. The
whiting =. not a bottom runner, but swim,
on the same level with cod. AZ the bell
buoy a ten ounce sinker holds bottom
nicely; eight ounces L. not not enough. Dc
not attempt 70 cast, just lower.
Brooklyn. Nov. B. +. K. WRIGHT.
Il II Number. Tha Countf
whoey,r has read these columns faith
fresh his memory. We hay. all read of
the 'Stcn" Piles" and the Rocks 81 Man
are for the small fry to ESCAPE from the
maws OF their ravcnous big brothers un-
I'll they are eis enough for the pan or have
acquired rapacious appctit-s Themselves.
We all Know what n WONDERFUL Hdsan-
taE- these piles OF rock are to the fishing
fraternity ami ! think mos; OF us realize
that these piles cost moncy-lots OF II.
whoever has read these columns has also
read the heart sickcning tales of success
boat. boa,-d In the fair waters OF Jamaica
Bay tmillions, 900. 800. 400. 500. and 40
on down, postal cards. founders and scores
of luscious weaks that can't ind refuge
I'm any old stone pile from the greedy paw.
of men whose idea Of nshins Is numbers
and not quality.
hydraulic pressure could not force this
thought that they are anything but usher.
men Into their gray inat,er-thst In. wha'
am a member Of the United Anglers
League. I have faith In the work 4, Is try
l msn TO d 90 It. m n.gs ss.'h WIN n the m pSTp PREV D'
membership year expires shall send M,
dollar for anothar years dues. Their" IL q
great deal accomplished hy the league. il
Let 1t forget the stone Plies" and con
cert it, efforts Ia a propaganda instruciinI
fishermen that they are not to BE- "hsr
hogs for they are destroying millioni
OF rsh every day In their useless larg,
catches.
II the league should take the $4,000 OF
more II IL 10 receive In dues from It's &C
tive members the coming year and use 4
as a campaign fund to show the cominl
Legislature that II means business ant
wants the State Of New York to do some
thing for the salt water anglers In the wa,
OF propagation and protection OF Its water
and fsh. pass laws that Will forever stoi
this wanton slaughter of nsh. the takiu,
and exhibiting OF larger catches than
man could use. unless he wanted to fer
tilize a farm with FISH. and encourage tn
Legislature to pass II license law for al
anglers, We would have $50. 600 TO worl
with and could accomplish n whole 10
quick.
Their. would be stone Piles and fsl
"r-fuges" galore and ~hatcheries and war
dens and protection against the hog"
Get together. all you fellows. and s'i
things up for a license. You can have II 1
you want IL. And II you don't show tina
you do want IL don't be so opaque AS 4
think the state of New York Is going t.
give you something for nothing. for yol
will not deserve II.
Show "a willingness on your part TO d.
your shara.and the Conservation Commits
sion will he backed by a Legislature tina
viii do its share and help you get wha
you want. Lots and more Of it-hett.
fishing. SiL.
Richmond Hin. November s..
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