The sun., 1919-06-17
weakfisb In Jamaica Bay.

Weakfish In Jamaica Bay.
some OF the boats found the weaknsh
catch OF the day was that OF George
Ansbach and Henry Enhmier, who boated
the Fred .s Boose s sass hs tSey
were whoppers and Just the sort OF Ash
ma ma make the game worth while. There
every body found a few hsh in the channels
they ;ried out.
Guide Catches wealkfish.
Al Phillips came into the doat at Slagen
good size SesRash p wss w the only sTS
three sons OF Mr.. siagen tried for weak
one he hooked and landed two good
size ones
First Jamaica Bay striped Bass Taken.
az. 81 Rutland and Lou Sprung csusht the
nrst striped bass of the Jamaica Bay
season on Saturday when they brought TO
the Raunt seven striped bass Weighing
from two to two and a half pounds.
New Workers Take Channels at New Inlet.
NEW INLET. y. j.. June 1e--Messrs.
i snchsnon and Bumble Of New York each
nsh weighed thirty-eight pounds and
sumble's thirty-four pounds.
Founders and Eeis at RosIyn.
About nifty fishing boats were observed
IN Ros!yn harbor on Sunday, the catches
largest cs>eh taken for a bcn f vss .ev.nt Te
nine hsh. Five eels were landed for
every nounder caught.
Letter for 'P. ""
The Rod aud Gun eetor has letter
Sea Bass and Blacks at Sound Reefs.
Last Thursday eigh; fishermen in the
rout Brothers. Capt Lou, .! Hudson Park.
New Rochelle, fshed the different reefs
Of i Long ls!and sound. tAtehins blsckfsh.
d. schwartz OF Mount Vernon In addition
CkNSl dp1 GA
Que OF three and a quarter pounds and
snother OF i've and hail pounds. The
half pounds
It. Lawrence River Notes.
The water is higher than 1t has been
since 1905. This means considerable i'm
clean shores and less tangiinx Of trolIinS
ines INES. The fish will be found In new
Four milton pike fry from osd.,,h,rx
hatchery have been placed in :he wa,er
1ear ayton through the efforts OF the
18o uTin. Island Fish and Game Club.
,nree arrests for Illegal fishing. 4 nne OF
VI T 90 was imposed IN each case.
opens, .o-day and there viii be an tneuI
o. hshtrmen. The first OF the season il
New York. June 10
shan Dakin's" View of Casting Reviewed.
Dak,n,, roo s, ana Gun Of June Shan
which Is most interesting Briefly s,a,ed
ne draws a word picture OF tho Old tImsr
no used 10 Win oui when $50 fee, was
SAID T. now regards himself as on.
.. because Of special and more or less
! 90 foot cj sask'e e., Gssd by the men In the
mains away from Tournaments or attend.
as a mere spectator.
Looking for faults in. each other gets
Us nowhere 1t Is much more profitable
to look for tho truth that is IN each Other
"H zen. We , may be e.I abe to get together.
the view taken by more than one touTna.
ment committee during the last four
ears ears ~ mas been clear and pain to the
infer he refers TO as being The 'origins
promoters OF tins class OF sport" nameIy
the Belmar and the Asbury Park fishing
Depressing for a moment ! might men
ton having attended a tournament Of the
% National Rod and Reel Association in
1855, at which a cast Of ESQ feet wa. made
with 2la ounce lead in the surf event
This was many years before the Asbury
tark CLUB was organized, so IT is rather
stretching things to class ourselves as one
OF the original promoters" although like
beimsr, We have been most earnest one
And perhaps ] may lay claim with as
what OF an old timer myself. Nor would
IL be out OF place Just here TO say that
SURF casting records practically stood still
record idea took possession of Asbury Park
and caused the great revival in interest
which has added nearly 200 feet TO the
surf cast.
To-days Big Idea International Match.
To-day's big idea Is an international
match, with the Ocean City cup as the
trophy. ~
To return to the point, the Gentle sys
tenn OF classification was devised about
three years ago by an old timer to pro-
vac other old timers who were dropping
out OF the game and the novice who was
breaking into il an opportunity TO come
IN on fair terms with the brawny and en-
pert youngsters who were snatchinE the
banner from the hands OF the former.
we must not forget to reckon with
youth. shan Dakln.' youth will he
served" wa oe
In 1917 Belmar made splendid effort
10 put 1t up to the old timer by barring
All reels under 20 in size and all lines
smaller than thread regular from a
arse proportion OF their events. permit
ing special tackle in only the open long
distance events s
In the following years tournament As
oury iell In line by scheduling a similar
vent Neither EFFORT won the support
rom the old timer which was its due but
nat need not discourage shan Daklne"
.ie may depend upon II that the hard