The sun., 1918-08-01

The weakfshing in Jamaica Bay is
keeping up well this year, and every day
some or the boats come ashore with big
catches: VIII Harris Of Canarsle and his
party brought SO weakhsh to Boegers
noat on Monday and II was naturally as
s sun that Harris might not be so lucky
tne next DAY. He found them again, how
ever. on Tue sday. and his score showed -
Win some big ones among them. He had
he ished. but only two OF the wide string
OF boats made big catches. All OF the
others got fish. but the catches ranged
Henry Reyinus hshed his favorite place.
s N , rtlp RAP" and took 20 and couple
a gale down there and the boats had diffi-
Guilty In living right.
ba Frank INK a n.,rs and Rude Groslie both
had fair mess. In fact ali boats did
wei. considering the weather on Tuesday.
Many nsherman got drenched, for the
Inn came down In torrents. 1t did not
anect the fishing. however, for the fish
bit during the rain.
The boats were headed up into the wind
deck and hshed from there Every now
. ana then the guide would step out into
tne pelting rain to soap fsh and then
Inc T ,seren has been an excellent weakash,
t ns season ess u 50 fIr. said Fred Boesel and
throughout the season. They made their
departure early last year and our fishing
s. 10 pot late In August. In previous
place In September and October. The hig
tide runners come along then and there
are are no small boats to disturb them. A
NUMBER or very large fsh have been taken
this year and the catches run better thai
Tor the past two seasons"
Inc bayrnen look for continued good
,shing, and judging from the look OF
Boesers noat on Tuesday. when Freddie
was cleaning Ash by the score, the bay-
men are likely to be correct in their pre-
Dixie Carroll and 81 Pound Musky.
Dixie Carroll, fear IL a bit careless in
MS last statement. do not think he ca
,ruiE auth enticate that so-calied 81 pound
would be record breaker mot OF written
stories or claims" but as an actuality)
ana most valuable specimen for any
Also some OF us who have made a spe-
eialty Of super 'lunse find that a very
n ,arpe' rioH- spinning spoon tBEel Com
TOT the really big fellows and keeps of most
Oh inc pike. A IS pound 'Iungc will strike
a ao srnsI' mnskrat. duck or FISH up to Ave
POUNDS They are water devils
New York. July 81
Cotton VS.. Six Thread Line for Weak..
was very much pleased to read the
wonderful account Of the proved superior.
ny of cotton thread over six thread as per
letter in THE SUN OF this morning. also
mat the original granddaddy. James Jor-
ian assn ana MS disciple. August Roth. were
As regards fishing resuits. especially
Weakhshing' our friends who used the six
thread lines in this instance may have
been novices. but that would not affect the
| tale as far as James Jordan would be CON
ccrned.
The writer uses six thread line. 4 foo.
rod. \ ounce tip Certified wclghD. Also
uses brook trout hooks and leaders Hr
ma: to play them for as great a length
OF time as any cotton threader. ELF.
New York. July 81
Bass Bugs and Seeker After Truth.
| Herewith an earnest seeker after the
truth requests little real inside dope con-
flies touted by various maEazinists as bass
bugs and warranted to sound the doom
| OF an plugs BY those misguided senti-
Wabbler from Yellow Kid
| I've read reams Of stun about these bass
bugs named after various angling ceiebrt-
ties from old Bob Davis to young Doc
/ Henshsl. but to an old dramatic eiito-
who hasn't altogether lost his scent most
| Now in tcrse English what | want to
bass"
Aud don't want - know th.s from a
press agent. but from a fellow who ha,
| seen the show. don't Want to know it
from one of your space grabbing on the
rocking chair school Of anglers but from
fellow who has actually caught big
| mouth bass on these floating flies.
! haven't tried them in stream fishing
| where superhcially I should think they
might be satisfactory, that's out ot tn"
present question. hav" TIED them in
where the big mouth bars Turk. and over
| the clean gravel shoals Of the open water
| where the small mouth fighters put W
the.- comba;!ve arguments. with some
slight success In the latter localities. But
! can't get rise from big mouth or
oswego. as we call him here
| N al .
subject have attempted to digest great
stress IL laid upon the killing quality OF
the bugs for bass, bass. bass, But there
are two kinds Of bass. frequently inhabit.
the small mouth bass will rise 10 this lure
under certain conditions. for have caught
| them, but will his more sluggish cousin
| with the big NAV show any interest?
! That's what | want to ind out. and |
want It from man who has done the
trick. don't want to crab anybody 5
game, but will the professional boosters
I tho experimcntalists and the theorists.
| especially the boosters. please lay on I'm
going into the booster game myself some
| day II my purse gets any leanrr than II
SILENT SAM
Greenwood Lake. y. j.. July 81.
More About Little Beach Asked For.
| was much interested In letter pub
lished in to.day's Rod and Gun column
Ills r.fence to Little Beach just below
! New Inlet is new to me-. ! have nshed
New Inlet and would IKE 70 hear more
too much or ''Celmoh" n he would give
| MS another letter going more into detail
about the different kinds OF fishing to be
Also suppose party Of four we're going
down for trip Of ten days. making
headquerters at Beach Haven where Un,
| dorv preferred'
what about tn, cost ~ It with III.