Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-01
SOME POINTERS FOR
SUCCESSFUL FISHING
How TO Beat Game OF Boat,
Bait. Hook. Line
And Rope
READ YE IZAAK WALToN's

Hearkan No Disciples of Izaak Wal
ton!
The season for fishing by hook and
line in the waters about Annapolis
has been good for the last several
weeks and soon will reach It's height
especially as regards the catch of larg-
er ash, such as the rock, big sea
trout Jack" tailors, and others. The
following hints to the angler prepar-
cd By one John e. Piscator. of An
napolis, are reprinted from the forum
columns Of the Baltimore Evening
sun of yesterday
AS lover Of outdoors who thinks
the cost of recreation has Increased
until 1T has become greater outrage
than the cost Of living I've can skimp
necessities, but Ia remain sane we
must have reerRatiail), Il submit 3 few,
IDEAS In economical management far
The fisherman, from my recent exper-
fences.
Beating The Hook Game You pay
% per cent. for the gut on q snelled
hook. Don't do It. buy plain hooks
with loops In the BIT end Take q
piece Of hard fishing lire Cnttyhunk
preferred. pass 1t through the loop Of
she hook and splice back into the bill
with the line. Any sailor will show
Won how TO splice q line. Splice the
other end to lie 70 line 81 spreaders
can fix up one dozen hooks for 20
rents; gut hooks cost $50.
Beating The Lead Game ounce
leads for deep water fishing cost from
10 10 is cents. One store Ia Annapo-
MIS- charges liz. another Is ! got
sonle old lead Junk, melted II, with my
finger dug holes In some wet sand.
placed large cotterpins upside down
Nh the mold 10 make eyes to fasten
line. and poured III the lead. | made
90 for nothing. Cost IN Annapolis
stores. for same leads, ~ 40 to IS.
Beating Tfe. Rope Came Rope for
anchors, light or heavy, Is at prohi-
#bitive price. Inspect your old pieces
of rope. learn to splice and work loops
i'm them. and make new ropes out Of
cid. It's easy and YOU save all your
good pieces of wreckage
Beating The Bait Game Blood
worms cost 2 "a cents each; peelers
from ST .25 to 81 .50 dozen Buy your
self q shrimp net You can catch
shrimp In any Of the grasses along the
shore. Al friend Just today caught sew
eral large rock aT ]. a lot 81 perch With
shrimp right in front Of my home In
the severn river. TRY silver mlinnows
my Or make d nainnow trap and try
some. You can set the trap In any
shallow lnIes and bait II with bread.
and IN hair an hour II will be full II
YOU must have peeiers try 70 get them
from crabOers working In the river.
rhey win sell them from s To $ cents
apiece and throw III the cripples.
Beating The Boat Painting Game
l4aul YOUR own boat up anywhere Il Il
Is i small one. and put copper paint
lon I'd keep out the worms BY the
way. now Is the time To dc Il. II yotir
boat il too large. have It hauled up at
q boat place and do your own painting,
saving labor cost.
Beating The Waste Game Don't go
fishing Oh nnfavorable tides or winds
study the tides. Get the turn of high
ana eaten them while i y going
strong. IN this way you viii get good
ftsh and not waste your halt on stun
that YOU asterward throw away
Beating The Line Game When your.
tackle seems ia be weakening. 50 oyer
the line thoroughly. hreak ~ - aia
weak points and splice Roll the
spliced place tightly, soak e N water
ana let ii dry IN the sur. Dons pay
new line when you can reSosiT fllc Ola,
Always dry your lire after use.
II these few suggestions are u any
value Il fishermen, will be &aad e
nave made them. FIshing = Aecessar ~
&, human happiness, and We VINO sI'o &
that have got ID stand together asso
heat the games chat make pleasure
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