The sun., 1916-10-22
CHANNEL FISHING
DIFFICULT ALWAYS
Whether From Boat or Beach.
Odds Are in Fish's
Favor.
AN EXPERTS OPINION
~ SWITCH REL.

To continue the discussion "Wute
the most difficult, landing a ,h.r...
bass from a boat o. from the beari l,
W see what happens when a fish
hooked from n boa'.
IT the fish had picked NJ ,hc la.
fore he passed " the dds again.
fish would have been two to- ono :
the start. Old chumincrs tell me ~
going round the anchored noa, iva
three ime I have never nxpcrie,.
this glorious difficulty. for difiru',,
Is when one Is forced To make the H.
ney twice from ono end W n s'i1i.
twenty foo; deck to the other. PASS .o
rod around stays and mast and ri
over the boom-thosc who have don,
know best.
do not wish To appear critical. ',.
] do not hin II necessary to perm ,
fish to 90 around tho boat u there
our 10 six mil" current running
may be Impossible 10 avoid II IN y n
current. hut imagine ia" condition.
n heavy current
Your heavy boa, Is anchored ~.
swings n little at tho storm Vow '.,t..s
hook t. 100 PERHAPS 20u-rcc' 40
\ Ash Of about frur fr"' !l lcurth ,'..
up and settles upon the bar. s..
strike and he's fast with his head tow -'
you.
How would II 10 possible COR rtr q.
get control OF his head There !, 'l'
one way and that Is to swing Ne ..
clear around against the current
IT'S impossible II YOU hold his head
His only curse ~ action Is 70 moe
back and forth across the current. ~
ways with his head toward tho .
When he gets we'll over to ono Sl'c
y~aaSpr. NJ t,a .nrs..p, ,tp,, I'll. 49,.
has swung his head To 50 that H.
forced to try for freedom ~ IN" of o.
side OF tho current. aud when y" ?, .
there he starts right back a..
AS he swings thus ,"i gro
gaining line inch hv inch
sooner or later YOU have him ur
the stern md so close T., that o.,
tie cry Of tho Banks fshormtr. 80
M his head" become. your 'r-''.l :
offence.
with his nose iust "u, ~ Wa ,-I
can lead him back and forth acres. eve
stern on q short line until the sIN
ready and It's all over.
II IL only through incNpertross ~ o.
part of the angler that q chumTed -
a heavy current can get his noad "H'
as upon rare occasions he has r"n
the bait and turned back 20 'a's
No. so upon the beach.
j might say mat every u.s. i'"t"
bass) gets his head no' Once 'G' %
times during the hght on tho hotr'.
least a5 per cent. certainly A. I im.
inc this 20 he true also IN the 'o''co
method Of George Gels.
II there Is any ourrer. encountered To-
beach fishing Il is always a cross -
rent To- the angler, and 'ha' Is ~ ~
difficult current To- contend My
stream fishermen know that Il Is Co.,
10 handle a biz trout when he Is
stream thar y Is when he 's ac'''
reach n snag or n%oull'r Direct. l.
the stream
Furthermore your beach N-fsr
never gets his fsh's nose out % W
He simply can't hold nm his h.It
cause he IL right down on n 'ev,' 90
the fish. The fish has ever opupr' Pc
10 display all his ~acrobatic XIV So
hung from the beach. while tho r'u =
fsh IL denied these opportunities ,'
he strikes with his tail toward -, q
II Is not the number ~ fish ..r
the beach angler 10 his 'p'ors t-
the chummer, for the latter &c.
nsh by perhaps three to ono. but
uniformly better heht put AZ ly ',
fish. fewer though they he.
And the windup Is always 40 4 .,
ana delicate operation Of Ia-1". Do.
through the surf. One fish IN ''a . .
Is as much Joy as six in cumming
II there Is any doubt about g w. 'h'
doubter go out some black a'u s't-r
night when the big seas are rYr'
and one can't see tho tip ~ hi. 'oi
battle II out with a long IS pound
The boat fisherman generally s.'-
channel bass by daylight