The sun., 1916-12-17
RECORD CETch OF
BROOK Q MADE
By EDWIN W.SNNBORN
10 WEIGHED Is LAS
6 LIB. 53-4 or. BASS
ON COTTON THREAD
Striper Taken by Louis Sprung
in Waters Of Jamaica
Bay.
ny SIDNEY r. WALL.

The 1916 record Of the Cotton Thread
Fishing Club Of America, Inc. Of 2.sl1
nsh taken on Clark's O. ". T. cotton
thread. sizes No. "a, 100 and 200. is
conclusive that cotton thread fishing is
no longer an experiment.
Cotton thread fishing has come to stay.
and the gospel OF cotton thread has
spread from the Raunt. Jamaica Bay,
headquarters OF the club. all along the
coast from Maine 10 Florida.
The 1916 record fish on - cotton
thread, the standard line Of the club. was
caught by Louis Sprung while trolling.
a striped bass weighing 6 pounds 81
ounces. Mr.. Sprung, who Is an invet-
crate striped bass angler. also took an
other bass Of 6 pounds 1 ounce.
Thu 1916 still fishing record on "a
cotton thread Is held by +. J. Reynolds
with n skate Of : pounds %. ounces. and
c. u. Cummings with a weakhsh OF 5
pounds 9ii ounces.
On n finer thread than -. that known
az 100, used by women to attach delicate
lace JOIN NoGler. still fishing. got a
weakHsh weighing 3 pounds a.. ounces.
And on even finer cotton thread. known
as 200. A. Spear landed n weakfsh
Weighing I pound and ~ ounces.
lotion thread ILSneTT1en tnlS wear look
the following species: Albacore. barra-
cuda. bergall, black bass. b,ackish. blow
nsh. bluefsh. bonefsh. croker. dogfish.
eel. founder. fiuke. hacklehead. herring.
kingiish. lafayette. perch. plckerel. porgie.
sea bass. sea robin. skate. p
striped bass, tomcod. trout and weaknsh.
Gives Fish bO-bO Chance.
The true Nimrod desp'ses the pot
hunter as the Cotton Thread Fishing
Club members and all srortsmanlike
anglers despisc the pot fisherman and
the murderer who puts n biz hook INTO
the throat OF a clever. spunky fish and
Tugs him In with n young telegraph pole
and windlass. There you have the idea.
the principle. of the Cotton Thread Fish
ing Club OF America. Inc.
Cotton thread fishing has been re-
garded by many anglers az a joke or a
hoax and by all fsh hogs as a symptom
Of ~damphoolia. The latter. Of course.
will never be interested In sportsman
ship. hut the real fishermen will he glad
to have a clear statement Of the cotton
thread case.
II Is entirely a matter Of light tackle
angling, giving a gamy fish a $3.50
chance, and taking It from him; n nego-
tiation between n piscatorlal gentleman
Of sportsmanlike instincts in his native
element and in 1T physical condition.
and another sportsman at the rod and
reel with tackle light enough to make
the chances even. or perhaps with a
margin in favor Of Mr., Fish. That II
angling and that Ia the basic idea Of the
Cotton Thread Fishing Club Of Amer
lea, Inc.
Tackle Used BY Cotton T~hreaders.
The standard tackle OF the club. to PM
II 90 explicitly that the lnquiring mind
| may he sure there is No trick to II, IL a
| six ounce. or lighter, rod. a reel to your
liking. and a spool Of Clark's o. N. r.
! cotton thread No. ~, which costs five or
six cents at the notion counter. Nothing
else whatsoever. except a single gut
leader, when necessary. and the right
hooks and bait.
A member may nsh with heavier
thread and instruments. or regular
heavy tackle " he chooses, but once
having known the Joys OF No. "a Clark's
o. N. T. he seldom does anything but
try No. so. No. 100 or No, zoo. And
to enter the annual contests he must
use No. "a or lighter.
Many good fishermen still laugh
and say. Good fun. but you lose
all your fish and waste n lot of
ROOD rigs" Wrong, The contrary Is the
fact. We lose a rig here and there; 20
does every one but We lose no more
tackle han the rest, and We lose fewer
Ash than the heavy tackle men. A real
angler will get the idea at once. The
lighter the tackle the greater the skill
required. and skill gets the fish.
When the members go TO Block Island
for tuna, to Virginia for channel bass
or to Florida for tarpon. sailfsh. am
b~erjacI, Sc % course they a the
proper tackle. but It is always the light
est within reason.
Trout Taken on Thread.
On No. - Ciark's o. N. T. they have
caught bonehsh up to I pounds, weakish
up to 8 pounds. striped bass Up to 8
| pounds 5E ounces. fair sized barracuda.
albseore. blueish. dogfish. bass, and
many others, including plckcrel and
trout-yes, trout Nay, good sir, do not
Scott anticipating your sceptlcism W.
have unQuestionable documentary evil
dence as to tackle and the exact weight
OF the nsh.
So far. most OF our fishing has been
done In the bays OF New York and New
Jersey. and outside on the deep and
rolling sea. Some OF our members are
regular annual visitors to the Florida
Keys occasionally n pilgrimage to New
England Is taken. and at least one mem
Der has hshed for the giant luna of
Catalina Island. California.
Now let the fresh water men take up
cotton thread fishing. Don't laugh. BE
a sport-try It! The chances are that
with Tue allowance for conditions there
In not a FISH In any waters. salt or fresh,
OF four pOunda or lean that cnuuot ~