The sun., 1916-12-16
Rod and Gun News

'L.Rs FOR THE WEEK END.
III F:s! AM i:' ;s:S. AM FS'F;s 'ih. AZ, as.dss !'A;
i',a 'i rs i;ss ;:ass ssaMs LIB ss:ssss
:ims:, ;ys,y .,n Of s:S: s.s% the giant
The chief prize OF course. 10 the lares
silver loving cup given for the capture Of
/: n, s-:YsG Of the srea's's combined 'sns'"
Buttons are to. BE- awarded also for the
capture Of the following nsh under eine
button; for ' isrpon 10 pound. .! over. .sIi-
bronze button: Tor eh.nns' bass: % Pound:
pounds or over. silver button; fot mack.
erei Z pounds or over. silver button: icr
e. s.oSs ! pounds nSs, g. ever oy n,. .i'' :'Iv sp' Sas.
button; for isSdyn.ss ) poSnds Or over. q:
yer Ss S Susson :lI ,Sr rG s".aoa '' for . W IouG 20
pounds or over. silver button; for black
bass . pounds or over. silver button.
for largest sea trout, jseknsh. black bass.
mackerei, grouper. kinghsh, sawfsh. chan
mel bass. mangrove snapper. channel cat.
tarpon taken In the Cs~loosahatches River
after October I. 1915.
was Il . Drum o. Cha.ssi Bssss
In q recent issue I noted . eommunica-
tion from Hartie I. Phillips Of Asbury
Park diseussins my big catch At Atlantic
surely sppreeiat. the sportsmsnliks
nature Of Mr.. Phillips and trust I may
have the pleasure Of meeting him some
catch. also some scales Of the nsh: offer
sSss. to Nj Il. n may R..r r' Them my best COM
trust Mr.. Phillips will enlighten me
a. to whsthes ! caught ISM pound drum
iantic City say Il w.s a ehsnnei bass. A.
Il was the only one I caught Of It's size. I
an by no means immune from knowledge.
1 received Information from Atlantic city
the other day that my friend Mr.. Gilbert
caught another channel bass. weighing
watch the Rod and Gun column closely
s SS,f,, mornsnS; Such s. men IN, a, o Ms,''s !.
Mr.. Phillips might tell me ~ there /.
aoS 'S Know s' Il q; Il. eS ofd q Emma Assu 3. p rs.s' tn.
q 90: e. c::: i eaush, from ns, decks;
Brooklyn. Dec. 9.
Channel Bsss Distractions.
In regard TO r. f. wrieht's communica.
tion. together with picture which has been
not show the same distinctly eness OF out
which would determine positively the dit.
ference between channel bass and drum.
The distinctive features that AWAY,
Mr.. Wright thereby can himself determine
whether II was a channel bass or drum.
!. The upper part OF a channel bas'
color. which after death changes to a cop
perish red and then TO a bronze color.
,po,, rns.s tSs n,Tas. s one or o, more SlsS.
found scattered all over different parts o.
s.rh.rc ar. never found ,hor, ssre.;
or iieaments attached 10 lower law. a,
are. found on q larger scale on cod. linl
and other species.
On the other hand. drum always have
these barbels or lisa mcnts under It's lowe'
jaw. and the body has moro rotundit,
than the channel bass. although durini
the spawning period the female channc
bass may closely approach in conformation
or ac.cun. ., n. photo shown. par
who have caught both species as TO which
Il Is wight Iss.'s 10 :n ! .s'ns Il. II own sSu a]a. :. %s s !,
Wss, va. TIT. color o, n.A when nr.
Did 1, have one or more black spots nes,
Did 4, have barbeis under lower jaw
has been shown await tho answer.
In regard to cod. would state tina, the,
tnhsbt same rocks that sea bass do II
mime No pleasure boats leave from As
HARTIE I PHILLIPS.
, Asbury Park. Dec. :.
city People Apathstic Toward Anglers.
on Two occasions Of late an illustrate
lecture given hy Warwick g. CARPENTER q
the stat" Conservation Commission CAV
IN" much pleasure and instruction, show In
great and good work being done for tn
propagation and protection OF h.h an
II Is - be regretted that 50 few Of tn
people ~ Greater New York have eniovo
or VII h, abb" To enjoy a few laws in tn
regions mentioned. although seventeenth
city ~ New York.
Maybe ono In one thousand her. may e.
"Ir"ot benefit. a. no place within a radtu
Of "A DAYS trip from this city was spoke
~ 81 al the hne hatcheries htult by III
state OF New York only one does any wor
Mr.. Carpenter stated that the commits
zion ~propasated and protected a species q
VI. herring family In the upstate lake
these hsh have been taken In one day IL
fool purposes.
A majority OF the people ~ New Yor
city to-day are struggling for mere exist
cnce. Just think what one hundred tor
OF food nsh taken from our bsys a da
would mean, A good and plentiful sur
Proof has been given that the water In 81
times moro prolific than the land
Ny rnrp"-" Is to awaken our city reor'
from Their apathy. Now IL tho time to e.
after our elected members Of the I.esisls
tur" >" demand the rights Of our people ,
have enacted laws and regulations for tho
; h"nent. with seven-tenth Of the NOM
used by the commission paid by our cit,
which IL mostly spent upstate. the Con
missioner last year tried % impose a ia
on salt water fishermen. IL II not time
get some results for Tho vast sums slread
paid %nrfor" being mulcted for more an
INA, this city has a 1,sni I" some q, II
Bay Forty-eiHhth street. Gravesen
Beach. Dec. g.
Fighting Fair for F,.h.
, I hearth iniorse syi's article ~ Decen
her ? f".l sure that every true angl,
i, Ss Il. ' ~ o1 Wi, rn 10 a ass ,, rnir m !, A.. ..,c'
ldiscourase such methods whenever II com,
under my notice on any OF the boats.
Ing ana lair that every true angler shou
Indoors" him Tor his fairness and his tr,
s"portsmanshlp
] know that his heart and soul are In I,
right place for the good and welfare OF Il
angler and for. his stand for clean method
For. myself will he only ton pleased
help him To discourage such methods AZ
prac.ces That are unfair TO the clean, "a
"iSssd ,ns''T n.c =, OLD BROADWAY.
Overenthusiastic Truth.
Tell mo not in mournful numbers
what the anglers catch has been.
Truth In him forever slumbers,
And he lies. and lies like sin.
The above bit Of verse appeared a II
caption THE. Voice 81 the Sooner IL "
rather bold and general impeachment
the anglers vcracity.
While ! do not think all anglers ara Tia,
yet when l recall the hearty response 10 d
salutation fellow liars" as voiced BY o
OF tn. sneakers a. the recent con,ribs d
mar ~ NnnlI sDaDn that "A .Ast -