The sun., 1916-12-04
Rod and Gun News


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The Gospel Of M~sdsratisa.
! have been very much interested in the
sospel OF moderation while fishing. which
nss 0sen 30 earnestly advocated In the
psbiisRed in sSe A ROD s sna Gun Dy column Syn and
e vi,n... IL. a.!V tactics ttiiss'e 81 lies! e 'E .s.e:il:S
Z was on the Evelyn 4 w week or - .so
ns nS mar an rsss only abcu, nftsen oths,
s%y lively and everybody was catching
esc.,, and no. spHs.sntiy perfectly satisned,
slams, crabs and nddiers Sefor" eomins
on board. and who had one Of those club
rods tina, are rapidly being eliminated 81
or anglers. and this chap seemed to lose
Why, ne was ali over the boat; Whenever
immsdi.teiiy, sqSs..s himself sionas,ds "nS
60 Out, his line without eonsidsrins in
ferinG with tins man ASKING q. ina, sSot.
:lmSs. every on. on board. but sisho ~
he had q perfect right. to n.h wherever ne
wnnted to. that he had paid ,i.so for that
p %on.y'. . .aa 's q; n h proposed .SJ ? su. 10 e, ~;
because he was loaded down with nsh whsr
ne left the boat.
he said and did. but at that ne impressed
me and the majority OF my fellows on
board a. being . very poor sport and one
well to avoid. We were iii thoroughly
d,ssusted with him.
/. regular ana he smpha,,sai i,n: :s,d .Noa
th.t he was not and he was mighty glad
cine Of fishing . SSi"eS ~. md Il r.si,y
ing for the sport and fsscinstion that 10
Practice - MAea. Chain e Lakes.
.. ! - sS,.,, ,: : m!sh,S sCca sAiss 4 y.
1nG IN mind the hsh preservation and the
putting q curb upon the antics Of 'nsh
On the Nidsau chain OF lakes IN canaaa
there 10 . hard and hxed rule that no enc
can take away more than eight ash a day.
.hs.. isS.s are s"; put n'n s. ,as' ua a ! es my -. n
too badly Injured 70 .urv!ivs.
carefully removes the hook. and IL the
n.h I. no. bisd during ma, operation. II, is
gives II lite auietus and places IL in : Tin
lined drawer under his seat and II Is
thereafter prepared for luncheon. or. as n.
brings them to the hotel.
There u never any waste end slways .
ass,re ,s 90 !, esn, %, ,n. n'n, ana =: = ,a r::Slt
Wit fishermen. for both the small mouth
and the osweso bass are plentiful there.
Three Fish Sufficient for Lincoln.
I heartily agree with the sentiments sx-
prsssed By Robert Page Lincoln in an
.ousaoor Lif.' IN ~ fhG h s.' .. hd9'' "Wh.rs
In the past I vas not sati:nsd TN had
s :sqns' Of ss ss., sa o:s.y n :si' n S,HDS Sn,.. 10
The contrary: ! am more than content with
Ssr vas inSued within IN. last yea, Of q
reflection Of the mind: what constitutes
the sportsman's or the nshsrman's portion
Of a day's outing and kii'
have arrived at the dscision that three
good nsh are plenty and enough TO sui, my
%sssr' o,;:s s.s, n, NAV my 70 ' ham. r ,o;:;y an.
Gusied because they have not half depleted
the lake. but for me the three hsh are
catch those fsh .kiifuIiy With sane tackle
and play them well TO net"
Few Practise Csessrvstssa.
IN. writer Of 2. forseoins SURE = .
good sport. and !, 10 q great pity that thsr:
to say that in my iong experience 7 have
met bu' few who practise his conservative
The Iominan. idea viii the majority 10
30 catch the largest number OF nsh and
thus 'st,elish a reputation smons their
i1rnd. and In ths nsishoorhood whsre
~ -F'H NJ
ms a mighty good thing tina wa don,
all banker after tho greater number when
iSavs xon. on, many times during the
w%eaknsh season and nshed patiently dsy
disappointedY Did / consider that / was
: a. .a,Iar, l" as. I, h. S'..,9 oy. d III. 's asy. " .v.n Il
l didn't get . Ash,
Re!ns. out N the open air enjoying the
sung and res,ful for the nerves, and I
manner AUGUST c, NASZ.
Fish Hog . Sporting Might.
Fish hog Fish hogl Put back that hshl
IT'S not a proper sixs TO dish
Honestly, a decent cat
Would hesitate at taking that
He H" rak .ai' the n.s , i:esi.: from ri: hair.
~. cs..ock may be eil.h,n eea,i
His pulpit may be nshing boat.
May h." ~ wool instead Of gilt:
But goodly man 10 Contrib SyL
with principles like Sunday hi.
Al Jokes aside. boys. "syl' 10 rtsht,
liz is Tho sort ,Sa, hogs The noa.:
THAT grabs the best sea, In tho boat;
That buying bal, is never seen;
and, when at home. IT'S be who'll take
The tcnderloin from out the steak!
New York. Nov. -. SKIP.
Discovering the Joys 81 Surf Fishing.
Prof. y y. Kemp Of Columbia college
and Mrs. Kemp arrived on Friday night.
on Saturday afternoon At 400 they made
their nrst appearance on the beach, and
by 8 o'clock the professor landed the
largest b.ss " this season. - pounds,
There folks occupied a cottage on the
shore In season. tho professor having
com- here for the rest cure. a. bis health
Was somewhat impaired from overwork.
H. used - stand by and watch me lana
the big ones. and one day ! got him to
take one of my rigs ana try his hand.
lie was au apt pupn. and In a very short
time acquired the knack OF thumbinE the
reel. with the result that In a day or
so he hooked into and landed a good sized
bass. Wen. he got the fever. sent for .
surf OUTFIT. and when he left here last
spring he was a full nedged surf fisherman
with a record OF twenty-four channel bass
and the second !argsst catch TOR the sea-
son. lie also beached q shark OF 8 feet
) inches.
II you could 80. his rigs this year you
would imagln. h" was an old hand at
the game. lie SAYS that he viii alNays
have q KINDLY feeling for mo for getting
him Interested In the greatest sport he
has ever enjoyed.
Baseball. tonnis, golf. hunting and
fishing for lake trout, bass, &c.. In tho
waters OF Lake George this summer
had lost their fascination and time was
hanging on his hands until I Initiated him
into the new life.