The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
BARNEGAT BAY BASS
BECOME PLENTIFUL
Trolling With Bloodworms
Trailing Behind Spinner
Brings Results.
WHY FISH REFUSE FOOD
Theory for Fasting Studied by
Mayer Leads to Expert
ment on Shark.
by w. II. BALLOU.

backward, Ndgged MS TAIL ana remarked
(soto voce), drop me line some time
Such. or something similar Is the tale
of woe brought in by every boat party
that goes out. Broken rods. lines.
hooks, smells and the full fish box ara
the daily rule. Big weakfsh continue
TO flock into the bay on every flood tide.
entering the inlet, 1t is thought, at At
hntic City. pushing northward almost
TO the railway bridge at Seaside Park
and spreading out over the bay gen.
orally.
The reason for believing that they
enter the bay at some southern inlet
is because they are being caught all
along the route, and 1t is doubtful II
many could get past the pound nets OBJ
structing the channel at the Barnegat
light
Bass Becoming More Plentiful.
Commodore p. Kelly of New York
looms up as the champion angler of
the week On Monday he landed %
striped bass. trolling in the bay with
boodworms trailing behind a spin
ner; on Tuesday he caught 10 and
on Wednesday, bass, There is no
doubt that striped bass are becoming
more plentiful. as the time approaches
for them to enter fresh water for the
winter.
The, smaller bass flock into the bay
first Later in the season larger sizes
will come in. 1t is the habit of the
bass, after spending the summer in
very salt water to stay for some time
IN braekish water. that Is, water which
is partly fresh, before entering actual
fresh water for the winter.
All fish are troubled with varied
species of microscopic worms, affecting
the gills, or flesh, or liver, or heart or
otherwise, according to species and geu-
era. I noted in a recent issue of the
Journal Of Pdrdsitolo1y that an investi-
gator, Mayer, I think, was experiment.
ing to ascertain how salt water fish
throw off these parasitic pests.
One method, he found, was by chang
ing types of water. That is to say, a
fish leaving fresh water got rid of the
pests by entering salt water, where the
worms could not exist, and vice versa.
This method, of course. could not affect
fish landlocked in fresh water nor fish
living permanently in salt water. He
therefore worked on the hypothesis that
perhaps fish might possibly get rid Of
parasites by fasting.
His reason for seiecting this theory
for experiment was the well known fact
that there are periods for every species
Of fish when they will not take the hook,
Il
have explained by saying that 1t was
their breeding season, when all fish fast
Fasting Experiment. on Shark.
Our experimenter would not accept
this view, at least without proof. There
upon he got live shark, an animal
which he knew was alive with parasites,
such as cestodes, nematodes and trema-
tpdes. He placed the shark In an
aquarium Of salt water where there was
nothing whatever for the shark to eat.
At the end of ten days he noticed that
the shark had lost considerable weight.
He killed his specimen and thoroughly
examined all of its parts. finding no liv-
ing parasites in its body. His theory
was amply Verified. A parasite is any
animal or plant which derives its food
from the food supply Of some other ami
NAL or plant.
When the food supply of the host is
cut off the parasite kicks the bucket.
Now We know why fish of every species
have certain spells when they refuse to
take bait or food of any kind. They
are applying natural laws to their own
diseases, and we know that all diseases
OF man and the lower animals are
caused by parasites, that Is, animal or
ganisms, microscopic worms, rather than
bacteria. Perhaps diseased people might
take the hint from fish and try fasting
instead of medicine
Would be anglers wanting rooms and
boats for fishing on Barnegat Bay had
best make use of the telephone. The
height OF the season Is here and all re-
sorts and hotels where fishing is posi-
bic well filed The telephone will tell
you.
The storms OF the past ten days
neither injured Forked River boats nor
prevented the enthusiastic anglers from
going out on the bay and getting their
share. Although the full moon tides
have been high, fish bit Just as greedily
as on the pleasantest day. Some bay
boats. however, were caught and pun
Ished
The Bonito, the big fishing houseboat
formerly owned by Commodore Stockton
Of the New York Yacht Club and now
by Mr. Smith of Philadelphia, was being
driven on the draw OF the railway bridge
at Seaside Park. Mr.. Smith, rather than
hold up navigation and put the railway
out OF commission, deliberately opened
the sea cocks and sunk the big ocean
going houseboat.
After the storm the boat was hailed
out and towed to Toms River for re-
pairs. All OF the upper deck. with Its
commodious awnings. hsmmocks. &C.,
was smashed and there were other in
juries
At Waretown, which has an open road
stead instead OF an enclosed harbor
every boat was driven high on the park
grass, except the stanch old hshing.
oceangolng auxiliary craft OF Capt
Tom Stackhouse, a guide widely known
10 anglers, and whose services are al
"ays in demand.
Other house boats were also blown
ashore, dragging anchors. In the Wild
ness Of last Sunday night Bayview ave-
nue. Of this village lost many trees on
both sides, broken off square at the base.
The island generally suffered much
wrecking
One OF the pleasant incidents OF the
storm Sunday was the luck OF Theodore
F Hicks and l. w, Minford of New
York. out with Capt. Lloyd Reeves on
the Jessie, they landed thirty-siS weak
FISH, most OF them running eight and
ten pounds weight They were further
favored by a total absence OF small fish
and bait skinners.
Some idea OF the storm they angled
In may be had from the fact that the
engine was all in when the Jessie tied TO
her berth at Eno's wharf requiring the
whole OF the following day TO perfect
Iepairs
The lure Of angling was never better
shown than by the gunners who have
registered at the Riverside House OF
late. The boat book shows that after
irving to snipe for a time they aban-