The sun., 1916-12-12
Rod and Gun News
Fair CedAshine a. Cheler. Banka

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The boats that went to the Cholera
Banks on sunday found fair fshing and
quite q number of cod were brought in.
eod ,.s Martin On i s,. s sa:r' T r:.' s, :s.s. h aSS
a:h wsisSed % pounds. Il The Sish hooks ans
each 6 BY fi 3. b. II y. ]. GSiSs,.r :; AND
On: man from tn. N. J. R. III. cam.
. 's q soS S n Il. e :siS Il: !. e. po s,:s s s:S
soa .hs pool snd that 1t was one Of .
CAPT. Piss. OF the Shamrock ..,a n.
had fair fishing but that u was not a.
good as the day previous. when plenty Of
big cod were taken.
Tive Men Take . Dessa Cod.
Peter johnson sent word to THE SUN
ermen on the Rosabeli on Saturday and
mat 20 COD were taken aboard. He and
Cy worth took - between them. and all
Apiece.
A orasd Day C~sdashins.
the Taurus has had this season. Although
. snm. sro es ,S seo ssSo Wa. aos a. la,s. as on
syerase weight was close to. II not quite.
II may he assumed that everybody had
9 good time, but that would be going too
far, for some fellows never got a nsh. and
more than once. both In lines and lingo.
it was notable for ineIudins The ghosts Of
There was bismarck. for example. and
and other equally famous
Nraiths. But the propensity for hickman.
ing vas better based on the person OF a
gentleman denominat-d WINDY" who can
tax by the hour Of his nshing tackle and
at, 'unnins devices for rissins. and turing
anglers bait.
Rush Sad Waste Of spsvt.
Thsr: sesms TO b . fashion in fishing
AZ veil q. In feminine AFFAIRS. Only on
ior Of ;hs prevailing idea that "a A deep .sa
two horse wagon shafts for poles. and
30 deep seated appears TO be the aReo-
tion for this grandfather equipment that
the man who goes aboard with . ssnsibls
comments from the "reguiara"
Another noteworthy manifestation Of the
anglers art. as prac,ised on the banks"
In that ss soon as a nsh 10 hooked the
wagon wheel reel must be whirled round
IKE steam winch until the.hsh In brought
to III" surface. while II there he any APP
parent easement of the steam pressure tho
hesitaiing brother Is encouraged by tho
friendly admoni,ion to Hold his head
up"
A. II any possible harm could com. Of
allowing the struggling creature TO lay
his head down.
met the old timer" who could furnish n
rational explanation OF this mad hurry In
landing hsh. 1t has always seemed to
me ike "A sad waste OF sport.
Cod Not . Game Fish.
MY own experience was a pleasant sur
prise to begin with. and a trying ordeal
throughout. most Of the remainder OF the
day. My sinker, four ounces. which I had
hRRn N ~ n ~ nj N . hA
tircly too light. had scarcely touched hot
tom before ! got a tug. and then I had an
opportunity to test my revered friend, DR..
Briggs statement that the cod 10 a real
game fish.
Perhaps 7 was prejudiced by pas, ex-
perience, but ! must confess l could not
see ~. In "A leisurely way. to the M dis
guised contempt. of my neighbors on either
hand. | landed the nsh. about 20 pounds,
with my next cast my troubles began.
In u 'ricc my line was tangled with half
4 dozen others. some from above and some
ron below. wasted half hour followed,
20 keep clear kept hauling In fish ali round
Ny RICH, hand nelghbor was an un-
lucky fisherman. lilo used a hand line and
his sinker was n six inch iron bolt. Soon
hc got fast 20 the bottom and while irving
to free his limo persisted In saying things
A. length he brok. IN. lin. and then
rigs.d up with another iron bolt. but then
could not get n bite, and entertained mo
with a dissertation on had luck.
The summary of It all was that he was
the hlankety. blankest, unluckiest usher.
man that ever bravcd s-easickness. Which
made me Inclined TO regret there was not
sea enough TO make him sick. In fact
there Was not sea enough TO disturb the
Altogether It was n grand day. though
M" weather man had incautiously Prom
lsed rain. and | did not take notice that
the Foxy gentlemen who tied rcd flannel
to their smells got any more fish than
the unwisc brothers who RETAINED from
WILLIAM e SIMMONS.
New York. Dec. IL.
Interfering with the Nayiss,or.
How few Of tho average fishermen go,ns
TO the Banks" nowadays give thought
to tse navigator OF the boat they are
The ayeras. fisherman ~ poster tn.
navigator with all kinds Of foolish and
selfish. questions. when they ought 70
leave him alone, as any sensible mar will,
so that all his time can be devoted "a
getting. them where they are going quickly
Think Of this, brothers. when you are
out again and try to refrain from inter.
fering with the pilot or captain OF your
boat, who has all the responsibility on hi,
New York. Dec. &.
Echoes Of the Contribs' Dinner.
q. w. W. Pallock-So many have writ.
ten expressing their appreciation. of thu
contribs' dinner from the menu. the com.
Isfs hfSss - "AAS aAhb NAAtN III
we Smd' voice viii make but a snrr,
! squeak. say amen to all the things tina
have been said and am expressing thanks
extending from Mr.. Mitchell down through
the whole library OF wit and wisdom.
second the motion made by q " N
midsummer. Motion's carried.
Nicholas Phillips THE Professors
suggestion Of a contribs' dinner and tn
splendid result 1t achieved proved conclu
sive!y that THE Sun Is the anglers me
dium; Such II dinner once a year vii
greatly help our cause. In my humbl,
opinion II should have inspired the Nom
bers OF the United Anglers League and al
other anglers associations to greater ef
forts In behalf Of propagation, conservation
and protection, \ more sincere aud broth
erly set OF men never congregated at 1
dinner.
A Merry Kuss-Dear George England
As you did not attend the contributors
, dinner you are. I presume, ignorant OF tn,
fact that was deputed to. act as one q
the servitors In distributing Mr.. Munsey't
cigars. l am not a smoker myself and per
haps that was the reason for my selection
I'M SIpppilr IN ralafa altar aNarv ~ 1,