The sun., 1916-08-27
WHITE PLUG IS BEST
FOR BASS AT NIGHT
Incidentally August Is the
Most Productive Month
for This Fish.
Pro,e G. OnDSs~eso
~SCNokRros

Angus is tho month when r,ght fish
Ing for black bass is u. its best" writes
"l.ay1, CoaChmar' 90 THE SrS.
BY night fishing being at it's best"
he continues. Il mean 20 state concern
ing plug fishing.
81 have talked 20 many experienced
fishermen who have participated In this
phase Of angling and some contcndcd
that they could not see night plugging
and that they did 40: have very much
good luck with his form Of suot'.
"Bu, when | inquired INTO tn method
used 10y then | kHcw rie.t away they
were ON tn" wrong irii' and bad been
:or some line. In fact. two r1,a whom
| hay" become acquainted Win over II
largo small, moG'l.rd bass seemed to open
their eyes ~ as,uuishH.,nf when ! stated
that my best catches wee A.lI,ic at
night. %:rollin- 4 white plug. W'uL you.
iot casting 1t. fishing though unit.
breakfast.
FL, seems this month 81 far has
brought -oni" v';y c'eakish weather and
possibly that may have .ln" ..fr., on
the feeding cf the bass. Iy August.
.'ass generally have enough 10 eat and
don't; go around tossing into trouble,
especially IN the daytime,
Did It ever happen to you to look
down INFO shallow water and see a big
bass 'her" lnglly wirglinG around SON.
mall ro,ks or through tatl rcrIs'
And dnt You become excited and
10y 20 yourself that YOU were going to
get him And didn't you put on what
vou considered a good l,ire and cast Il,
right over him, offering /. TO him AZ n
low price ana t" your surprise didn't
.ie ignore II entirely
"To all OF these questions you have
"a!d sure Well. the explanation is
tr!ef, as one can only surm.se that his
lrrdship is not N the market for food.
Look around you the next time you go
fishing and see for ,ouiself.
Three weeks ago ! visited my brother
AT Shnnd,lce Lake. up in Calicoon
county. on the authority thai bass could
not he hooked or lurcd on artificial bait.
II was just stubborn enough not 20
need HIS lo;tc: encourlr w me To- bring
NJ live bait. and whcn ! arrived they
were sorc!y disappointed 90 iiud that !
had Only brought along aitificlNl lures.
with AL their remarks. ] WAS deter
mined I, see for myself, and so the next
morning with much rush | stumbled
down the road and into the boat. / was
alone.
After fishing quite a while and not
wen getting "A strike. the idea Of live
bait began Ia sink into my 'iudcstruct-
lbls, anu a'tcr taS''n'- IT" lake without
success and at different periods Of the
,lay with various lures, | came to the
conclusion that | wac wrong.
"My only alihI on arriving NJ the hotel
after being quiz2cd ny the bunch. was
tina, there were never any bass in the
lake.
They gave good accounts o. the
catches and directed me to call up the
persons 10 corrohorHe their statements.
In conclusion, they said al, OF the big
bass We're carGht on h~"lgramItcs. and
that there va. fine hullheading at night.
This lax" | speak of is not lar!c. vet
large enough for tn" particular fisher
nan. being about two miles in length,
hut very wcedy. go much So that in tho
hest looking spots II r. impossible to
bring n lure through withou; taking the
lake In weeds as the slyinr goes.
Here Is a moral ] have learned Al
ways take advice it's cheap"
VrOfnulty ruN..llnv IIsh.