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NEW TUNA RECORD
ON LIGHT TACKLE
J. w. Jump at Avalon, CAL,
Takes 80 81 Pound Fish
After 4 1-2 Hours Fight.

AVALON. Cal, July 6.-James w
Jump OF Los Angeles has established a
new worlds record for a blue fin tuna
on light tackle. The fish weighed so "a
pounds and fought for four hours and a
half.
r. Rochester, Jr.. OF Los Angeles held
the light tackle tuna record for five
years. his fish OF II "a pounds being
the largest ever taken in the history OF
the club. Last year L G. Murphy OF
Converse. Ind. took a &c pound tuna.
the heaviest fish taken with the excep-
ton OF Mr.. Rochester's. Sixty pound
tunas on light tackle were taken by Ar
thur ]. Eddy OF Chicago in 1906 and A.
w. Hooper OF Boston in 1914.
The Tuna Club awards three buttons
for tuna on light tackle, bronze for a
twenty FOUNDER. silver for thirty-five
FOUNDER and gold for a fifty FOUNDER
In light tackle competitions the rod
must be Of wood. consisting of butt
and tip. and to be not shorter than six
feet over all The butt must not be over
fourteen inches in length. The tip must
not be less than five feet in length and
TO weigh not more than six ounces The
line must not exceed standard nine
thread.
On this tackle Mr.. Jump fought his
fight with his fish and during the strug-
gle the tuna succeeded in taking out 400
yards OF line and on several occasions
completely circled the launch.
Ten times Mr.. Jump had the tuna al
most within .gaffing distance of the boat
man. but always II plunged again to
deep water. Finally he brought the fish
to the hoatman when 1t had hardly a
fight left in its fins.
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MERIT WINS PROMOTION.
HanlOn, Game Protector, Now
metropolitan inspectors.

ALBANY, July s.-Promot!on Of Game
Protector Claude Hanlon Of Schenec-
tady, to be Inspector of the Metropolitan
and Long Island Divi-iou, is announced
by the Conservation Commission.
Mr.. lIanlon was appointed game pro-
:ector in Schenectady County on August
6. 1918, and as result Of his energy.
initiative and detective ability he has.
in less than three years. risen to the
'ontrol of the division which the Con-
.crvation Commission regards as one of
the most important in the State.
The Metropolitan and Long Island Di-
vision covers not only New York city
and all Of Long Island, but also the
counties OF RoCkland and Westchester,
and therefore comprises the most thlckly
opulated district in the State, as well
"a one rich in many species of fish and
game.
In addition to ordinary game protec-
tive work in the rural districts OF his
'errltory and to the supervision OF lob
ster fisheries and shell fisheries along
tho coast. Inspector Hanlons new field
Includes. on a more important scale than
elsewhere In the State, the watching OF
hotels and restaurants In order to de-
-ect the use OF game and fish contrary to
NV. and the prevention OF the sale OF
he plumage of protected birds.
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Who's Who in Casting
A. F. Meisselbach
Sketch No. 10.
ny JAMES ROBERT O'NEILL.

A. F. Meisselbach Great channel bass
fisherman. Celebrated maker of reels
Gentleman of leisure. Gentleman all
the time. Lives in Little Silver. Com
mutes daily to Newark. Has a gold
mine there. Also several autos. He
"auto" roll in wealth.
Used to Ash Corson's. Gus Witkamp
got on his nerves. Lucky Meisselbach
left. Now fishes Townsend Inlet. Made
Top-Sail Inlet, N. c., popular. At $3.50
trip.
Very popular. Great booster Of the
casting game. Gives reels. rods. lines,
advice. Also nuggets. Ask Charlie
Dead" game sport. Forty-two years
plus, alive. Five feet seven one-half
inches. Weighs before meeting Claude
Holgate. 172 pounds. After 'the ball
is over top heavy.
Has a wonderful mustache. Chews It
when he starts thinking. Chews 1t very
little. Speaks with a slight French ac-
cent. Has ambition to be country
farmer. Looks like a farmer and lives
in the country. Hopes to be a landscape
artist.
Is very superstitious about fishing.
Avoids wearing a silk hat when fishing.
Apologies to Comegys. Never lets bust
ness interfere with pleasure. Wears
Never much of a caster.
Always had as a guide the late George
Gels. Caught more channel bass than
any other fisherman. Is chesty on this
point. South Carolina VIII caught 1000
In a week. Me!sselbach beat him by
two Ash. ! doubt 1t. 1t looks too
'.ishy."
Wears a perfect blue-white carat
diamond ring. Lost 1t at Top-Satl. Hart
found 1t and claimed the reward.
Wishes to run a mint for Uncle Sam
And for himself. Is very chummy with
his father. Don't blame him. Great old
man. A. ]. likes steaks and onions, but
hates the smell on his breath. Took
Hungertord and Steward to have some
at Ocean City. The bill took his breath
away.
Fishes with a two piece tip. Easier
to carry. Is going to use new hook
Just devised by Louis Potter.
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Success With Artificial BATS.

l then took up casting Of artificial
paitS especially the surface and sub
surface wooden plugs. and the more sue
cess attained the more ] gradually dis
armed the triple hooks on those STYLES
until all that remained was one exposed
point on which a bass could hook him
self.
All the other points OF the various
hooks, heated in the flame of candle
we're bent inward rendering them harm
less but not useless. since 1t was neces
sary to retain them on the plug to as
sist in creating the zigzag movement so
essential to the lures effectiveness.
No less sportsman than the vener-
able Kit Clarke, who is a bitter enemy
Of the plug. agreed with me that plug
so disarmed is a bait for a sportsman to
use. An expert caster should scorn to
use plug not SO modified.
Partly disarmed plugs stand on a par
with the pork chunk and single hook.
with this added advantage for the for
mer--they float when a backlash en-
cages the anglers attention.
"Pluggers" who are sportsmen, II will
be found, are removing the triples and
replacing them with single hooks. AL
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cool in order to have It fresh as long as
possible. To be sure, the pound men
Will stop and sell bunkers or sQuid, but
the angler cannot always depend upon
that service.
hole is dug the first thing upon
landing and the ice placed in II, followed
by the milk can. which Is filled with
ounkers. The nights are so cool and
the drinking water Is always cool. The
next step Is to put up the tents, a site
being selected on slopng ground between
sand dunes, SO that the rain will run
of and there will be some shelter from
the wind.
Then the blankets and other clothing
being placed under shelter the stove is
nut up. a sheet tin affair with an iron
Grating. and in front Of II a bake oven
hat will be used as soon as the bread
yives out, and there Is a longing for
orn bread, and with the cans OF rasp-
berries placed In the Kitchen" shelf,
'astily erected, there is hope for a rasp-
airy shortcake.
In other camping trips Dr. Droogan
rs carried with him beach cart a
'rt OF express wagon with wide wheels
Is time, following the suggestion Of
nper which he read in a magazine,
ank Van Ripper has made a sheet iron
e'gh that looks like the sort OF thing
Arctic explorers use hauled by dogs.
The first tryout OF the sleigh, to haul
two milk cans Of water and the bunker
bait. to bring in wood for the fire, con-
WINGED the haulers of water and wood
that the sled Is not to be compared with
the beach cart, and somewhere at Beach
Haven to-day discarded sled tells Its
own story-an outcast.
The companionway Of a ship Is picked
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up and its opposite side serves we'll as
table and soon the campers sit down tC
dinner. II being arranged in advance
that DR.. Droogan should occupy the po-
sition OF cook. Oches, tent erector and
to see that storms do not take them
from their assigned places; Dr. Raynor
dishwasher: Pierson. care Of sleeping
quarters; Van Ripper fireman. and with
all doing odd jobs as they turn up camp
life goes along cheerfully.
Meals are subservient to fishing, but
the outlook Is promising, for a live
chicken has been purchased at Beach
Haven. ham. eggs, bacon and potatoes
are provided in quantities to last until
camp is broken and the numerous cans
Of -four. cereals. butter, tomatoes, meats
fruits and relishes all look promising for
fishing on the beach and add zest to
ones appetite.
Also the fishing outlook is promising
for on the day the men arrive two chan
mel bass have been taken, weighing 2S
pounds each. New Inlet was driven
through the sands Of the outer edge Of
the Barnegat strip seventy-fve years ago
and has never filled up. Indeed. It has
widened. so that now 1t Is the largest in
let on the New Jersey coast.
From New Inlet can be seen the
former German wireless station at Tuck
erton. and on a clear day the large ho-
tells at Atlantic City. At night the Alb
secon light Is visible and the lighthouse
at Little Egg Harbor. Al the point at
New Inlet Is n "bug" light, and the only
inhabitants visible are those of the two
life saving stations. one half way be-
tween Beach Haven and New Inlet and
the other on the opposite shore Of the
mainland
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plugs containing moro than three single
hooks should be prohibited by law In
every State. Some plugs should be al
lowed but two single hooks and others
only one.
Now. while I know positively. through
knowledged based on observation and
experience, that plugs armed with full
array Of hooks cast by those not In pos
session OF intimate knowledge OF the
habits Of bass are not nearly so deadly
to the fish as they appear at first glance.
still the fact remains they are decidedly
dangerous to handle and to cast and are
particularly perilous to other persons
near by or In a boat, hence the need for
their prohibition.
A case came under my observation
last summer where an angler caught a
triple hook in the ear Of his boating
companion. necessitating an operation
for Its removal
Besides the wooden plugs the short
rod caster will find a pork chunk with
a bit of red flannel added), a pork min
now (also with bit of flannel). various
silk or composition minnows or cast
ing spoon hook equally as efficacious as
live bait.
Having proven to my own satisfaction
that there Is no need to use frogs as
bait I make a plea to anglers not to
think OF them merely as lures for fish
but to give thought to them for their
economic value to the land. since they
live entirely on bugs and crop destroying
insects. It can with truth be written OF
these cute, blinking. merry little fellows.
the friend of the human race"
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U. s. is TO LIMIT
THE WILDFOWL BAG
Proposed Regulation Concern
ing Ducks, Geese and Brant
to Be Made Known Soon.
UNIFORMITY IS DESIRED

WASHINGTON, d. @. July 6.-JThe bio.
logical survey of the Department OF
Agriculture together with its advisory
board. will soon Issue statement Of It's
deliberations, the most important OF
which will be the placing OF q bag limit
on migratory wild fowl and shore birds
Ample time will be given for hearing
when the proposed regulations are nut
out. The new regulations are expected
to become operative before the shooting
season begins in September.
Already the Department has an
nounced that a bag limit of twenty-five
will be placed upon wild snipe. plover
and rail. This will apply throughout
the country.
Until the passage Of the enabling act
the State Legislatures decided upon the
bag limits or permitted unrestricted gun
ming, and for a time the State OF Florida
was without game laws OF any sort
Heretofore what the Department OF
Agriculture has done In connection with
the Federal migratory law has been 70
make uniform open and close season for
the so-called breeding and wintering
zones Most OF the States in time made
their open and close season conform 10
these regulations.
At the present time the bag limits Of
few States agree and 1t Is the desire OF
the Department Of Agriculture that all
sections be treated alike as to open and
close seasons to give all square deal
on the matter OF the bag limits.
For purposes of comparison Il Is In
teresting to compare bag limits OF GER
tain Eastern with central, Rocky Noun
tain and Pacific States.
Day bag limits for Eastern States fol-
low: New York water fowl limit, 20,
and for one boat or battery, 40. North
Carolina. no limits except in Robson
county. South Carolina, no bag limit
Central States Missouri. rs OF one
species. Louisiana, 25 ducks, 90 snipe,
10 of any other species. Wisconsin,
duck. 10 {: shore birds, Is; mixed bag, 20.
Mountain States: Kansas. 20 each OF
plover and ducks, IL snlpe and s each
Of geese and brant. Utah, 6 geese a
day or 25 ducks, geese and Wilson snipe.
New Mexico. 20 ducks.
Pacific States: California, IS ducks
or geese a day. Oregon, 80 shore birds.
rails. coots. ducks and geese In seven
consecutive days. Washington. 90 ducks.
geese. brant, golden plover. yellowless
Wilson snipe a week.
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-ue to form. and OF marrlageable age
ID your thoughts instantly fly back TO
ed Savage and Corson's sand dunes.
mo marriage bells for me- was a
popular ditty with Savage until one
ummer afternoon at Corson's he met a
girl that without any angling to speak
4 landed him. and before the channel
bass came back to bite again another
season the wedding announcements were
out.
With marriageable girls and marriage
able anglers at New Inlet you wonder
what would happen In the way OF ro-
nance. For all anglers are not old or
middle aged there are youths among
them.
But as a usual thing the men you
meet have grown young angling and
living in the outdoors. II you want to
see youthful faces look for surf anglers
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ANGLERS ASK FOR
BOATS ON CROTON
City Permits Angling Only
From, Shore.

Leo P Biegen of 1l79 Clay avenue
and ]. w. Harshbarger of Pleasantville,
". Y. write to THE Sun saying that
while an angler can obtain permit TO
fish in the waters of the Croton reservoir
system the privilege OF using n boat is
denied fishermen.
Needless to say" continued Messrs.
Biesen and Harshbarger. this hampers
a fisherman and no matter how desirous
he is of carrying out the Governments
wish to substitute fish for meat the
angler meets very poor results in fish
Ing from the shore"
William r. Clifford OF 81 South Second
avenue. Mount Vernon; Cort German OF
927 Greene avenue. Brooklyn. and Frank
McCabe of 393 East l95th street agree
with the views of Messrs Biegen and
Harshbarger and say that the danger
from pollution and poisoning of the
waters Is a thing of the past, as the
waters have been accessible to every one
since America entered the war and no
unto"ard event has h ppened so Ear
Then why not allow us to use boats?'
ask the FIVE anglers.
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The Old. Old story.

SAN Francisco, Cal, July 6.-The
striped bass brought from the East and
planted IN California waters, which
reached such phenomenal success, are
now growing scarce owing to overfish-
ing. according to George w Myers.
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Work of the Buckshot brigade.

PITTsBURG. Pa. July 6.-The Buckshot
Brigade. COMPOSED OF war service sports
men. III growing fast in Allegheny
county. At an explosion at Oakdale the
Buckshot Brigade did effective work, got
the crowd under control. cleared the dan
ger zone. prevented looting and helped in
rescue work,
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Fought Fish Hour; Then Loot It.

AVALON, Cal, July 6-Mrs. F. Lloyd
Of Hollywood. Cal, fought yellowtail
for almost an hour when In gazing the
Ash an accident happened and she lost
the silver button that would have been
awarded to her had the prize been taken
The sun., 1918-07-07

The second leg Of the casting tourna-
ment between the Anglers Club OF New
York and the Newark Bait and Fly
Casting Club will be held at the big lake.
Central Park next Saturday.
The sun., 1918-07-07
Minute Flight for Every Pound.

AVALON. Cal. July 6.--Mrs. A. Bailey
OF Los Angeles won the gold button OF
the Tuna Club by taking on light tackle
yellowtail Weighing AZ l-2 pounds
The struggle lasted forty two minutes
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Romance of the Dunes.

Between tides. when favorable fishing
cannot he expected. n visit is made to
the aba ndoned house a mile or two from
the Bug" light. Before the ocean broke
through new inlet between the house
and Beach Haven clergyman lived
there during the summer months with
his Ave daughters. His daily outing was
TO walk eight miles to Beach Haven with
a market basket and bring back provi-
sions.
OF those fve girls. whoever they are.
some must have been pretty. IL they ran
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Joe Weber Going cover There"

MoosELooK MEGuNTIc LAKE. Me. July
6.-Joe Weber, actor. ia fishing here. He
goes to France in a fortnight to enter
tain soldiers
The sun., 1918-07-07
Ten POu n DIS of Delight.

GLOUCESTER. Mass, July Capt
George Hill of the steamer Ethel brought
in n lobster that after it was cooked
weighed ten pounds
The sun., 1918-07-07
wild Life League Meeting.

CoNNEAur LAKE, Pa. July 6.-The
Wild Life League OF Pennsylvania will
hold its fourth annual meeting here on
September 2.
The sun., 1918-07-07
Solitary But Socia BILE.

AT times the surf angler may seem a
solitary figure as he fishes alone on the
beach, but he Is sociable creature. Let
two or three dozen anglers fish along the
beach and as soon as the casts are made
two or three will close in and smoke
their pipes and swap yarns.
Let one angler get strike from
channel bass and all nearly will haul in
their lines Immediately to give him the
opportunity to play his fish. Let the
tides entangle the lines and the surf
fisherman as soon as he hauls up will
Tree the other mans line first IL the
lines cross the angler moves with his
line.
Those who come for days outing
usually select a day when the tides are
right: those who camp on the beach
fish what they consider the best tides,
the last OF the ebb and the first OF the
Hood whether 1t comes at o'clock In
the morning or sunrise.
On the other hand the channel bass IL
so erratic there is no telling when he
will bite. and no telling whether In an
east wind, northeast blow or a south
west storm. One OF the pleasures OF
New Inlet Ia that, depending upon
weather conditions, one may fish on the
ocean side or the bay side.
The war Is brought forcibly to the
front at New Inlet for your first yisi-
tor bears the sign on his cap ~. s.
Coast Guard" He comes to look you
over. He carries rife slung across his
shoulder. and no boat goes outside New
Inlet unless he has been aboard in ad-
vance OF sailing and sees that It carries
no suspicious cargo. So long as the L. s.
Coast Guard is on duty German U-boats
will never get supplies or establish a
base on the Atlantic shore between
Maine and Florida.
Coast patrol boats pass from time TO
time and a dirig!ble slowly scanning the
waters gives one thrill OF pride In the
work Of the U, S. Navy. No news comes
from the outside word. hence the first
inquiry Of the day visitor Is What's the
war news?"
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Channels, Blues, Stripers, Weaks,
kingfsh and Fluke at New Inlet

No one lives at New Inlet except the
fishermen who camp there. but almost
daily visitors come down to Ash. Where
the ocean and bay tides meet and make
rip Is the popular place to fish, and
here one can meet surf fishermen from
every Eastern State. II you want TO
meet surf fisherman you will find him
here.
All this. thanks to Hartie I. Phillips
New Jerseys most enthusiastic angler.
1t was Phillips who first made known
the wonderful angling possibilities of
New Inlet. for when conditions are right,
channel bass, striped bass, bluefish
weakfish, kingfish and fluke can be taken
not only in numbers but In size.
Frazier Price and William Gerhardt
OF Beach Haven and North Beach knew
Of New Inlet as a channel bass ground
channel bass previously being taken
only at Ocean City. Corson's Inlet. Bar
negat City, the north shore of Barnegat
Inlet and one or two other points along
the Jersey shore. Phillips and the As
bury Park Fishing Club members sought
fish at these places. Now they have
added New Inlet to their regular list
Of fishing grounds.
After Phillips's first visit with Mrs
Phillips and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Fischer he brought Herbert X. Savage,
Arthur Pryor, Jr., Van Camper He'll
ner. Arthur Savage. Stead Apologize
Leonard Hulit. Claude E. Holgate. Joe
Cawthorne and others, and what they
did to channel bass created a stir along
the New Jersey coast wherever anglers
| congregate, and they put angling for
big sharks as game fish on the fishing
map.
Heilner. Savage. Holgate, Hulit and
Phillips were unwilling to keep the
secret. and being good fellows and good
writers they told about the posslb'li-
ties OF New Inlet In magazine and news
paper stories until new anglers come
from inland cities to try their luck.
Channel Red Warrior of Deep.
The channel bass has been called
truly the red warrior OF the deep. He
IN all OF that. He makes a most spirited
play before he Is conquered. The first
thrill comes when the fish picks up the
bait and carries II perhaps twenty five
thirty-hve or fifty-fve feet. To strike at
this time Is to lose your chance for
hooking the Ash. The bass is only toy
ing with the bait and will pick It UP
eGain.
The moment the angler feels that the
channel bass has taken n real hold then
| IL the time to strike. The moment the
strike Is made the fish plunSes USUALLY
out to sea or In the channel. and then
The angler has on his hands n Tight thai
lasts until there is not an ounce OF frht
loft in its uuivering fms. To beach the
nsh may require twenty minutes may
be an hour and twenty minues 1t lie
Ponds upon the anglers skill and the
endurance power of the fish.
One OF the Joys OF surf fishing ~
the pleasure OF meeting likable compan
IONS
Outdoors men generally are good
sportsmen. willing to add to the Other
fellows pleasure and comfort, willing To
share bait or tackle. Else why should
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located on the Great South Bay thirty
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city h}ar and Hotel accommodations To
C'ose an estate. Pric" reasonable. Address
EDITH Is WILLIAMS, Box IS, WanIagh,
Long Island.
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DR.. Droogen carry every time he goes
to the beach his copper box. which con-
tains everything in the way of hooks
sinkers and the like? II every man on
the beach lost his tackle that box could
supply all the needs. and no matter what
would be needed in the way OF equip
ment the repair kit could do the trick
One angler lost his cuff button and ap-
pealed to DR.. Droogan for help so that
he might be more comfortable. Dr.
Droogan gave him a set of safety pin
cum buttons from the box.
The sun., 1918-07-07

CAS4l.l.AC--A beautiful lhlu '-.'..
cylinder Cadillac touring car. -F"t -'.''
exclusively, equal 20 new. mat" .''F'
must he seen to be apprcalt'rI. IS ''F
less than quarter value rTNa'" "tf.'f'
las East seth.
The sun., 1918-07-07

AZ Beach Haven the autos are run close
to the pier head and the camping and
other supplies taken Off. for New Inlet.
eight miles of. can only be reached
by boat. The supplies are quickly trans
ferred. Ice and water are taken along,
for the Asbury Park Fishing Club has
not erected its pump at New Inlet vet.
When this pipe well Is driven II will
save much freight. for milk cans or
water jugs must be carried with suf-
ncient water for cooking and drinking
purposes to last as long as the outing
is planned for.
Ice Is needed. not for drinks, but to
keep the mossbunkers and squid bait
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-28
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RUSSIAN FARMERS AND
LIBERTY BONDS.

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Germany has taken possession Of
several hundred thousand square
miles of fertile Russian and Rou-
manian territory. has confscated
what grains were on the land and
has set the farmers to work raising
more grain to be used by German
armies. Probably. but not certainly.
enough grain will be left 10 keep the
conquered Russian and Rouma Man
farmers from starving to death while
they raise crops for their German
masters.
over in Russia the deluded peo-
pie thought an honorable peace
could be negotiated with Germany,
but they know differently now as
they toll in the fields for the kaiser's
soldiers. The only way 10 negotiate
a peace with the kaiser is with a
bayonet. We have sent our young
men over 10 France 70 do the ne
gotiating Let US furnish them with
the bayonets. food and clothing while
they are uslg those bayonets. Buy
Liberty bonds.