The sun., 1919-05-07
ROD AND GUN NEWS


w, made a good showing. Uncle Pete
doing especially we'll.
Capt. George Wilson showed up, but the
week two yet, though there are many
calls for this popular boat.
Oapt. Jake Saleder expects to nave the
Virginia In commission very coon. so we
may look for hrst fuke soon, as that Is
Iapt. Jake's best hold; A..
Commodore Henry Urauhart says me
bay Is alive with ish lie. and predicts
Lucky steve" says the same, and add.
when the experts talk this way IL Is time
to cit up and take notice. The founders
described them hast week. What the Doc
tor Decent know about founders Is hardly
worth knowing--and speaking of the Doc
the Professor" col. Biz and tho 9TH
ers7 But this Is drifting swsy from
Wreck Lead, May 6.
Worms, files and Anglers.
I have been a reader OF your Rod and
Gun news for some time. and have taken
no little interest In the letters published
therein.
1t gave mo much pleasure in following
the opinions OF the writers with regard 60
saimo fario, / must restrict myself to
those used in taking salvelinus fontinalis.
Were TO choose three nies; nshed wet
Black Gnst and Alder. while the three dry
flies are Red Quill. Spent Gnat and Iron
some few days ago there appeared an
i Haski. sP BY Search Ne. From its com
po;l o !. snss oSySns Rather
Neither do ! believe thc. Eentiemsn By
and "otonabee" would be fond purchas-
ing Lakewood nsh poles sproat hooks OF
bait boxes. The foregoing Gentlemen, rom on,
use worms because they prefer feathers,
Along with our plea for sportsmanship.
may there also be ssne,sm ma. y@s onSSt
not TO be called degenerate. Fortunately
in tn. providence. Of God there 9 arc d.
stapie.on. staten Island. May 6.
Time to Strike when Fishing.
ouestion-Do you strike the same way
and at the same time the nsh strikes when
fishing with artIncials and with live min
Answer-whsn fishing with an artificial
plug always strike instantly you feel or
see the strike of the hsh: strike with
quick. sharp stroke OF tn. wrist.
When a hsh takes your live minnow. let
him make q run with the bait and then al.
ter he stops taking line. let him have about
ten seconds to turn the bait to swallow II
head hrst. then strike.
II you strike too soon with live bait, or
when the nsh FIRST takes II you will simply
lose your mlnnow or have It torn In two.
Tho dlstance a bass takes a live bait va
feet. although tho average, run: would
place at about twenty or thirty feet.
Chicago. Ill. May 8 DIME CARROLL.
Where Jamaica Bay Fishing Is Good.
Fishing Is good In that section OF ia
maica Bay between Canarsle and Bergen
and large cells. Large. pieces Of bright
red sandworms are best for these FISH,
Most Of the boats that came in had from
so to GO founders and cells; one boat had 81
cells One OF the old timers at Bergen
Beach caught a snapper that was six
Capt Kline received an application for
founders from the United Anglers League
When ne gets them IT will insure good nsh-
Most of the founders caught in Jamaica
Bay are planted there. SANTE.
Brooklyn. May 6.
High Time to Change Nine Foot Rule.
What present day expert with the surf
rod is qualified TO state that rod Of over
nine feet in length will not boost the rec
ord of 4s5 foot 10 inches?
=. Among the men who have done better
than 400 feet in competition are ElinEs-
hansen. sahdaia. Shaw and Kahn. In prac-
tice work there are others. Will any OF
these state that a ten food rod will not
make longer cast than the nine foot rod
l doubt that such a statement could be
drawn from this galaxy Of long distance
men.
Is one of them so fully satisfied with the
stick he Is using that he will deny that a
better one can be built? Who, in America
knows what ten o. an eleven foot rod
will dor Not one of our record breakers
has ever used a rod OF over nine feet in
competition. so how can he know?
The realm above nine feet Is terra in
cognita to American casters. reckoning us
onward. The British are there while We
ton of Surf Angling Clubs and the Ma
tional Association OF Scientific Angling
Clubs and 1t is high time We changed the
rules SWITCH REEL.
Potuck Creek Information Asked.
Can trout BE- caught in Potuck Creek
nshinG in that vicinity, PoTUcK.
New York. May 8.
The Spoon for Bass and PickereI.
Questions the spoon a good trolling
PIKE and mnss are best for bass
Answer-For trolling the spoon hook
VII hold It's own any time. Bass pickerei,
over as It slid.s through the water shoot
ing its light shafts In all directions
II can be seen for quite a distance under
hooks or with a fsathered or bucktailed
treble hook. single hook with a min
now, sinner. frog or pork rind work. well
Chicago. May 4.
Jersey Streams Stocked.
The Bergen County Spor,smen's Asso-
citation. Rldgewood district, cooperating
with william II. Small. warden. and tho
New Jersey Fish and Game Commission
has had the following streams stocked
with trout fry. each stream having abou;
1000 put in:
Saddle River at Ridgewood, Valentine
Brook at Ramsey, Saddle River at Saddle
River township. Saddle River at Arcola
Belmar Spring Brook at Glen Rock, Dia-
mond Brook at Glen Rock. Sprout SSssok
at Midland township. sprout Brook az
Arco!a Diamond Brook at Ridgewood.
snyder's Brook at Glen Rock, Ho-Ho- Kus
Brook at Waldwick. Ho-Ho-K us Brook at
Midland Park. Haies Brook at Ridsewood,
Fairlawn Brook at Saddle River town
ship, Plnewood Brook at wbrtendylcs
VoormAn's Brook at Wortendyke, Almonds
Brook at Oakland. Bear Brook Woohclin
Lake. Bakers Brook Bergenfelds Wash
irgton Spring Brook At Midland township,
Washington Spring Brook at North Hack
ensack, three tributaries OF Ramapo River
Ramapo Valley; nye tributaries OF Hack
ensack River at Harrington Park, West
Norwood, Rivervale and Old Tappon and
the Pascack and Masquasink at Hllisdale
and Westwnod boroughs
ARTHUR W. BEAL.
Bergen County Spor,smens Fish and Game
Protective Association.