The sun., 1918-07-22
ROD AND GUN NEWS
bad writes to Son in Service.


Here Is a suggestion for fathers who
have sons in the service. Tell them about
their nshins trips. My dad write, me; -,
and tSa, had little ' opportunity 10 fish Al
the beach 1 had to move out OF the place
where I was fishing SO as not ,%o se other
tyre fishermen. Finally one OF them lost
his rigging and asked me to sell MN
tackle, Instead / lent him what ne T hn, hs
FINALLY chauffeur e ,.ns,S ri9 eng s sna
plumb in the Jaw Of a big striped bass
Neither the angler nor the chauffeur could
land the nsh. They called for me ana
and was the largest so far this season;
The man who owned the rod and reel 90
not thank either the chauffeur or me ioI
In the frst catch"
TIL. ineTss,sd me very y, much l snS ether
Philadelphia, Pa. July Il.
Beat Method Of Bait Casting.
ouestion-which is the best method OF
bait casting. the overhead or side cast
An.wer-ror all round artinciai bait
casting the overhe cad cast 10 better than
the side swipe and II far more accurate
and not as dangerous for your hshihs
At times when It is necessary to throw
a lone one or natural conditions MAKE ~
advantage. Su, for, ste.dy casting and and
placing your bait where you want H., the
overhead has the other styles backed OF
For casting live haits. however. , Where
a short. light cast is needed, the liftins
movement Of the side EAST, east Is ID, better IMAM
= You may he able to cast further with
the side swipe. but distance without ac-
curacy In the casting game 10 not worth
a Jitney; cast for accuracy and let distance
thhe chIe Va ieseii'
| Chicago, July 20.
stanIe,'s Record OF 1861 stu Stands.
with the Frank H. Mishoe Is pound
Maine record for brook trout remains at
1?h pounds. In recently published d0cn-
| Converse Kendall. scientinc assistant of
| that department. told of big trout In the
Pine Tree state in pamphlet called Tn,
| erence to the Habits Of the Fishes. Fish
Culture and angling
Mr.. Kendall complied records OF trout;
| going over data and records of Forest and
Stream, the American Angler and Maine
| Woods. Mr.. Kendall says: NO authentic
record of a RanEeley trout above ~.
| Rnnseley lakes trout Weighing IL to l2h
| pounds, of which only two are authentic.
| The other being more or less uncertain es-
| Inmates. All but one of these were taken
| on the spawning beds. and the exception
Is 81, pound fish reported as Weighing
THE FIRST was the one caught by Com
| missioner Stanley. with which George
| Shepard Pages name has been associated. "
| This male fish. after II was transported
| by Mr.. Page to New Jersey. weighed ex-
| actly 10 pounds. This was Its weight
after It had been in captivity three weeks
and had eaten nothing. The late Prof.
| Agasslz estimated that 1t probably lost -.
pounds In weight
female FISH which Mr.. Page carried
under like conditions SIS pounds. Prof.
ARassN as'!ma cd that 1t lost ~ pounds
At death the male nsh weighed IN
| both Of whom spent a lifetime studying
the FISH Of Rangeley lakes. said the male
hsh would weigh approximately !: pounds
| This nsh. taken In 1867. therefore, cor =
| tinues to hold the record for the Pine Tree
State. now that Miss Myrtle H. Hodgdon,
| chief clerk of the Department OF Inland
| convinced that the Frank II. Mishoe trout
/ was II lake and not a genuine brook trout
Black Bass Lakes Near White Plains.
In reference to an inquiry in the Rod and
Gun column regarding the fishing In SilS err
Lake. can give u limited bit OF informa-
ton. The lake is reached from white
Plains being about ten minute run In
,aMI' "htninable at the White rlains
| have lived within several miles of the
| AXE for some years. but have never heard
OF any bass being taken from It,
The reason for this may be that II 10 so
, near Rye Lake that 1t is eclipsed by the
much superior waters that the after offers.
There are boats on silver Lake, but |
| have always imagined that they were for
| pleasure rowing only. However. I have no
| doubt that there are some bass In the
lake. as 1t looks from distance to be very
! good water.
Could some bass fisherman advise me 81
| good plug to use In casting from the
shore OF Rye Lake? Since they have taken
| the boats from II | have had no success
whatever and think II is my lack of
knowledge of a proper lure Would be very
! apprectaiiNe Of some good hints through
| the Rod and On, column u. u