The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16

use of light tackle and the hon,in -
on me Fanny Dig ms OF Southern sat.1,
nope to make trip TO the Jersey " l
equipped with AZ ounce Uncludlny snggt'
split bamboo rod. number Meek Og NY
and IL pound test silk line, TO try mn ,Ist
IN the surf with the floating plvT' Set
''Tamarack." With
too heavy to be placed in the ,sns az
let alone ahead of the bait csstey.e ,a,,
Mt. For tournament use the sir, wv
MAY may be right ut. and proper but no, tSi
have fshed with tho old timers Hs,,,.
Guild. etc. who were among tho oriSia.I
tor. OF the sport. nA'
mel bass and tarpon on floating ~.
with the ounce rod In the South k'us
up to us to see what We can do w,,n
similar tackle from Sandy Hook 10 c cs,'
sons Inlet. W.
v,. PLUG UGLY
Surf Rod Seeking It's Intorpr.t.,
In delightful bit of freside anglia,
INDUCED in by "Tamarack," under dss.
May let, nc remarks upon the stranEs !.
lence OF tho fishers of the surf !"
I, too. have noticed the fact '.Ts-.
rack" and wondered. -Ans'
i It not an attitude of mind akin to Ii,
religious?
The tones of rhapsody over N, A., :,
the little waters which have been pours5
forth by enthusiasts through time imm,.
mortal. impose most hopeless task ups,
expression to the enthusiasms OF his sps.i
In terms which would be relatively yV,,
and bring out his beloved sea in its srsss
ana true proportions.
about all the language available, and thu,
whom the surf angler stands before u,
mighty sea. his mental attitude is iI
unto that OF the acolyte whose eyes b.,
hold the words. THE Lord Is In His He,,
before Him"
surf. The great rod, whose charm 1,
thus so far beyond ordinary expression !,
seeking It's Interpreter and It's celebrart
1t i. calling; " ia sSl calling toi
Blanche have done for the dr. A..
II may speak OF the dry ~ from ~,
viewpoint OF one whose scduaintan"e there
with is wholly drawn from books would
go little apart from tho ground upoa
which you place M. La Blanche and Il,
late Mr.. Gill and yield to the dry hy /.
mind It's amazingly audac,ous psycho,os
places II in a class high and above
other methods OF presenting the lura 10
DisreEardinE the size of the quarry AZ,
the strenuity Of tho hght which ensS
would subscribe to a statement that u.
squid and the wet ny, with which l an.
parity; but 1 believe that tho dry ~ a.
serves an undivided palm.
1t Is what happens after the hook =
heart SO firmly to his rod. on boy. thl7s
OF the smashing run Of forty pounir
three or four hundred feet straight to ses
without log or rock s. sw ;P2Gl ne R REV.
Jersey City. May 10.
The Hartford Times believes that r 4.
worth while TO see II It is possible 70 brrg
the salmon back to Connecticut.
Necessarily tho Matching Of salmon IS
an experiment for Connecticut" the Ilmu
says. 'But under the conditions nov %
veloping It would seem TO contain POI.
bilities fully warranting the risk OF TIE
amount of money required.
THE water rights near tho mouth o..
the Hammonassett River which Conree'
ticut has Just acquired through supeTlr'
tendent Champion would seem t" one
success in this venture II anything can.
longest river flowing from Connecticut LAT
the Sound which for all It's Length +
wholly unpolluted by sewage or fao'of
poison. From the eastern part % Durham
way through thinly settled country. To III,
Sound at tho southeastern boundary o
Madisou-seventesn miles OF ma iraI,,
pure highland water, steriliIed BY salt al
Its mouth.
ut had long had a great reputation as +:
trout stream-so great. IN fact. THAT q
late years the nshernon nave tolHcNHt
cutnumberea the trout. These advantages
should be in Its favor as salmon hatch
THE old Duckhole mill. wh.rs 10 ~,
dam that makes the howeRe, wss outY
spot in the days when southern Connect
cut farmers raised their own grain enc
milled their own bread flour. II lie Just
possible yet that the subs;hnt!a! Var'
power Of the potential Hammonasseu u
moro valuable for tho original plrro"
than for the Matching Of salmon, but ta'
new experiment IL nj least worth try.HE
It may prove unexpectedly profitable. Az
II so there are other ways 20 eet power
than by Harvesting this In many VaN
unusual stream" .
It.Inlght be remarked that MeSsachuse'o
is getting good results from its sa'To'
experiment. AZ
Brooklyn, May 9.
Good Salmon T1les.
Cues,lon.-what are few good salTnos
n!es and what Is the usual length o.
salmon rod7 ID. g. X.
Answer.-Try these: Silver Doctor, JoeN
Scott. Silver Gray; Durham Ranger p1s4
Miller: Black Fairy, all good killing ~
Salmon rods are generally ftiHen f"'
in length and are built with douo.s hshe
grips. as both hands are used in rsstl't
Chicago. Ill. May l3.
ROD AND GUN.