The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
BASS TIME IN LAKE
GEORGE OPENS AUG. 1
Humble Pork Rind That Imi-
tates Frogs and Minnows
q Good Lure.
HOW TO CUT PIG BAIT
Good Also for Pickerel, Pike,
Muscallonge and
Wall-Eye.
HOW TO CUT PIG BAIT
ny DIXIE CARROLL.


The black bass season opeps in Lake
George, the latest date for any stream in
the Empire State, August /.
After you have packed your varied
bunch OF plugs, wsbblers, spoons and
lures In your tackle box, with the sur
plus TANNED into your grip, don't forget
the humble pork rind. because it's sure
got some rep behind 1t to back II UP
as q fish getter.
When you have tried to tease the fish
on TO your hook with every bait you can
think Of and failed to arouse their curl
osity, just put a nice juicy strip or chunk
Of fat pork on the hook. and II that don't
make their mouths water they surely
must be seasick or on a diet
Many big fish have been caught with
the rat side of the pig, and your kit 10
not complete without fair sized piece
OF pork. Buy 1t in a chunk with the rind
on and out IL up each day as you a Ia
carte It TO the fish. Keeping II In a
chunk saves It from drying out.
The best kind of pork to buy is that
commonly called salt pork; or. as the
sailors name it, salt hoss; but get the
fresh pork whenever possible, as Il 10
stronger and makes iivelier bait.
This pork is white and makes an at
trsctive lure for bass. pickereI. wall eyed
pike. and even the muskie will give It the
once over IL it's fair sized chunk.
How to Cut Pork Rina Bait.
There are many different ways to
style of cutting.
Take strip three TO three and half
inches long, three-fourths OF an inch
wide and an eighth Of an inch thick.
Taper It from the full width down to a
point In n V shape.
This makes a very good pork rind
oait to ute either in casting or trolling.
Leave the rind on the top OF the
pork strip for a distance Of about two
inches from the thick end Of the taper.
cutting II off of the balance OF the
strip, as this gives It strength and
does not interfere with its wiggling in
the water.
To add to It's attractiveness as a base
lure, tie piece OF red yarn through
the head and knot 1t into IA couple of
small bows at each side. A bright piece
. OF red cloth tied around the head is
also good.
Take two OF these strips and tie them
together at the head and let the ends
loose and you have n good imitation of
frog; 1t has a mighty fine motion in
the water at that. pork rind strip
with No 3 spoon makes a fine cast
Ing bait and is most effective when used
on tandem hook which is made espe-
cially for pork rind bats. or on q Foss
pork rind minnow.
Initiate Frogs and Mfnnows.
You can vary your pork rind bats
20 initiate a minnow or frog. To make
the latter bait, II Is only necessary to
cut wider piece of pork and split the
tail into two legs.
The fact that the pork Is fresh and
Timber makes it take n verxfifelilse mo-
tion through the water, and 1t the same
time when fsh strikes a pork rind bait
It does not Immediately throw 1t out of
its mouth, as is the ca 50 with wooden
bats.
The pork has more Of the soft feel of
the live bait to the FISH. and It's
twenty-to-one shot that he'll try to swal-
low It.
Chunks of pork cut IN wedge shape
are very successful bait. especially for
casting
Take n piece about one and a half
inches across the top. two inches long
and one inch thick Taper this down to
half an inch at the end ana cut OF the
rind except at the thickest end.
Decorate this chunk with red yarn
around the head and you have an Al
casting bait
II you don't want to bother with maxi
ing your own pork rind bats you can
get The strips in bovtles or the chunks
In boxes at your tackle store, but a lot
OF The fun of fishing comes from doping
up the bait yourself that later lands the
Rig ones, perhaps.
In hooking the pork rind. hook II close
up TO the end so that the balance Of the
bait Is loose and free to move with the
water as II is reeled in Hook IL through
the pork with the rind on top, so that
the bait stands up in the water.
liant Where They Feed.
OF course with pork rind bait, as WI,
any other lure you must know some
thing about the feeding places OF the
hsh and whore to ind them.
In the early morning or late evening
when the bass are close IN shore or
looking for meal In a patch of weeds
or around an under water brush heap or
windfall, you can drop a pork rlnd bait
IN the Wight spot and be almost certain
OF strike. With a weedless hook you
can shoot the bait into an open pocket
IN the weeds where other lures cannot
we'll be used.
For picl<erel or pike use a small dipsey
sirIker to take the bait down deeper
where these FISH hang out. Pork rind
can be used by itself as a bait, but
spoon or spinner adds to the attraction
and you might as well get the beneft
Of this old reliable end OF the tackle
OUTFIT
A weli-known barn there" fisherman
II. p. Thompson ~ name, who Is
great little advocato OF the fat and
Juicy pork as n winrAS among the bats,
puts II this way. 'If you want to catch
fish and make the other fellow wonder
how you do It use pork. Just plain pork.
without the beans" Not half bad, old
man, only I say use the pork for bait.
and use the beans to stun the feed bag.
Deep water Winter Home Of Tuna.
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