The Washington herald., 1916-06-18

We cannot hope to interest him who
has never felt the snappy rush Of the
kingfsh or the impatient tug of the sea
bass or tautog, but the angler or fisher
man who can close down the old roll-top
desk and lean back with closed eyes ana
see again the CLINT ot the sun on shore
and water or feel the thrill OF the eager
pull of the big fellow on the other end OF
a hundred yards of cuttyhunk and a
stout seea rod. he and ourselves are akin
and are of the same fraternity, therefore.
brother, lend an ear.
II has gone down into history that the
fisherman Is the chap who likes to bring
EN- in all hoppy and shiny and wet.
Count EN-. Got them all myself said
an ardent one recently The angler. bless
him, IS the chap who spends fifty weeks
Of the year petting the beautiful collec-
ton Of tackle and to putting II into good
use and making history for the next fifty
weeks, or perhaps he is one blessed OF
the gods with all the time in the world
70 spend at his favoTite sport, but in
either case the anticipation is is pleasant
as the realization. No matter in which
class YOU find yourself. pack your tackle
and check your baggage for Wildwood
hv-the-Sea. New Jersey: the land of pro.
mise where all fishing dreams come true.
For many years Anglesea at Hereford
Inlet on the northern extremity of Five
Mile Beach has been famous as fishing
center for the fishermen who follow deep
sea or outside fishing for pleasure or
profit. Nearly fifty schooners, sloops and
auXiliarieS make up the Hereford fshin 2
feet from early spring until late autumn
after which they follow the run of fsh
from Newfoundland to Key West. II is
on these craft that thousands of fisher
men from Philadelphia and other Eastern
cities daily the fishing 'ha n
ten to fifteen miles out at sea and of the
coast OF Wildwood. It is worth while 10
watch the departure az O'Clock and the
return Of the fleet and the merry load
for every man Jack invariably returns
to the docks with his big fat-handled
basket rounded TO the top with weakfsh
porgies. seabass tautog. croakers and a
dozen other varieties OF food and game
FISH. for they always bite of shore Over
lCO C00 barrels of FISH were shipped and
carried away from the Hereford docks
last season
Wildwood Crest is noted for the big
channel bass or drum fish landed on the
beach daily at Turtle Gut Inlet and the
hake or king fish. as they are more pop
ularly called. that are landed from the
fishing platform Of the Wildwood Crest
Pier.
For real thrills an eighteen-strand line
and well-oiled reel. or 2Oo-yard skein
hand line. with a hsh-sized hook baited
with menhaden. squids or CLAIMS is the
proper outfit along the beach front at the
Crest HE to the strand on the young
flood tide and cast your line beyond the
break Of the surf You will get FISH, and
they will be the big drum, weighing from
! 30 to 100 pounds You needn't be an ex-
pert caster 10 land one OF the big fellows.
but YOU will find him to be a gamy night
er from the time he feels the barb until
you land him on the sands-a shiny silvery
prize you will be proud to remember. but
don't forget to wear a leather glove or
ringer stalls to save your fingers from the
burning line when Mr. Channel Bass
starts FOR the deep channel and you check
in on the line. for he has the pull and
the energy of a locomotive under full
steam ahead.
If you are fond Of a quick. snappy hght
with a fish that is game to the backbone
and a fighter to the bitter end. get a
smooth running reel of line, bait the hook
with blood worms or soft-shelled crabs
locate a handy spot on the Wildwood OF
Wildwood Cress Ocean Piers or along the
sections Of the FIVE miles of boardwalk
jutting over comparatively deep water
when the tide is on the food. and your
dreams will all come true.
Directly west of Wildwood on the shore
OF Delaware Bay is the pretty village OF