The sun., 1919-06-23
ROD AND GUN NEWS
HIGH WATER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS FROM TO JUNE 90

of and Gre came back through It's ana.
ture. "Per'
The range was only 500 yards. bu. INT,
their wars of isis. 1855 and 1870. ''' IN
Philadelphia, June 20. T. l.
landing . Big BlackAsh Hooked In B..L
was interested in reading tho ,hr,n,.
story of Capt. r. H. schaufHer. " rscnnsS
tarpon taken at Fort Myers, Fla 'e1o'u
The nearest that I ever came In con,ac.
some year ago. when I hit a SMASHING IA,
blacknsh and hooked him in the midSss
of the back.
Now do not want TO COMPARE n h,,,,
fsh to tarpon, because i am an Oh
fisherman end a good sport at the gam.
The blacknsh in question weighed i?S
mel LiEhtship while we were catchir.
very large hake on board the Evelyn,
When I hooked him he let loose and
bottom. He went straight ahead, turned
around. came toward US. went from ls,,
to right and last OF all under the boat.
lines that came in was my blacknsh, and
the bunch Of lines would put one in MINI
OF the Atlantic cables.
hooked right he has the advantage and
you stand a poor chance to come home
You can guess what 1 was called, tn,
only thing that / was not called for was
a bottle OF beer. 1 nailed FIRST prize. wh!SS
paid my days expenses I would like the
the tail. HOOKS AND Sinners
Brooklyn. June 20
Hooks That Make Sure OF the Big on."
Here is little further informatIo rs-
garding the high cost OF hooks, which ma,
be of Interest 20 some of the readers Of
this column.
For deep sea fishing the most practical
method OF smelling hooks is on tarred hne
II will last longer than gut Smells /,
stronger, and IL also cheaper.
have snelled my own hooks for this lag.
ten years. and can say that have the sat
isfa ction of knowing that am using the
best hooks money can buy, and the cost In
less than II 1 purchased q cheap grade Of
snelled hook from some tackle dealer.
My experience has been that the So
market. Edward yom Hofe & Co. gen.r.
ally have oil sizes in stock. Theetarred line
should be bought from a house that sells
lot: Of It, Then you drsS oy y0 Srnn Getting
on a shelf. 1t can be obtained In different
weights. suitable for differen. sises OF
The following shapes and sizes Of hoo,.
have proved best fitted for the fishing
around New York.
Biacknsh-Virginia, sizes = to {; No.
and used most; No. and are for big
Sea Bass-Kirby-Limeri 80 to SO.
! srroat, s-O-s-o; No. 40 and 80 used mos.
/ prefer the sproat for sea bass
Porsy-vinginian long shank No. : t,
8; sproat. NoN3 to S: Virginia G..S). No Z
and 8. are probably the best for sea
porgies.
Fiuke-sproat. sizes 40 to 20: No 50
and Go are best for outside fishing.
Cod-Sproat, sizes so TO 80.
The OShauEhneSsy hooks are very Are
and extra strong. They are Ideal for any
one who wants to pay the increased cost
but It is not necessary to use them for
ordinary fishing. ] have not mentioned
any hooks for founders. weakhsh. blue
hsh or other fish caught in local waters
as they do not come under the head OF
deep sea fishing"
The Tarred line can be cut any desired
| length for smells: 10 inches g. about rlgh-
Barbour's linen thread. waxed. is good ,oi
winding on. Heavy silk tF) inaxts
smoother job. but It requires more time
After winding the thread should be shel
lacked. Cut the loose end OF the thread
! OF after the shellac has dried Then tn"
knot won't loosen. windings may be Na'-
| nished, If desired.
Old hooks, soaked in kerosene to loosen
| the rust. and rubbed With emery cloth
can be used time and again. A small stone
or file is useful for sharpening.
In closing. let me say that there Is Ger.
! tain satisfaction in using the best hook,
and tackle, especially when you have
worked on them yourself Then when we
| go with our favorite skipper to the Klon-
| dyke. the Cholera Banks or to thu wrecks
we know that the big one" We hook
| won't get away. SQCTD.
| New York. June %.