The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-20
ROD AND GUN NEWS
WATER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS 20 TO


oesoSsr 20. s s4s 1918 s5s iSsi TO- 20
Crabs and Founders In Jamaica Bay.
Charles Noehren of Goose Creek writes
that crabs are being caught In the drains
and chennels OF Jamaica Bay. The crabs
soon crabs viii bed for the winter.
Here and there in the bay Holsters are
Founder fishing Of late has been fair.
Truth VS.. Fiction.
II Is often said that truth ia stranger
than fiction, and to Judge from what one
read: in the Rod and Gun column I'll
But there, are many tsles-z..rue. Of
course-which are never told. Take my
own experiences for example: In my fifty,
two years 1 have never been accused Of
dislike 70 relate what have. Witnessed
the truthfulness OF my statements.
But ! feel that there are limits to mod,
@ relate nv none with hsn trout
which was slightly unusual
It Is we'll known that trout Is very
animal as exists. It is true that a deer
is very quick in Its movements. ! once
When SiS the bullet Struck him he turned
the same side II went in. Yet think a
deer slow in comparison to trout.
This trout lived below a mill dam on
the Allegheny River. He had quite local
reputation for ability to destroy. tackle.
Any ordinary line would not land him. for
the reason that he would rush through
the water at such terrific speed that the
heat engendered by the friction OF the line
on the water would burn tho line OFF.
1t was thought for some time that II
about 40 degrees below zero that lines
would not burn off so easily; but II seemed
to make no difference. for lines parted
decided that for the safety of the
boys tackle something would have to be
done; 40 l secured hundred feet Of cop
per wire OF suitable dimensions, and plac-
ing it on my new SO cent reel 1 sailed
to ,tS hi, fs n1 Soo Sim1p him blu.
as soon as struck this trout began to
whirl around and twist the wire on. After
he had done this few times put on
on hooking this trout again he tried
Finding this would not work. he startedi
down the pool at a terrific pace My reel
began to smoke and before I could put
w Welded solid the VG re., w" was spoiled
was then a simple matter for this trout
to twist the wire around some projection
This is not fish story II any one
doubts It they only have to go to that
serve the result. II wanted to tell hsh
story 1 would simply initiate the one In
canarsie taking eighteen weakfsh to
boat averaging forty-six pounds each
Other Experiences Equally Strange.
I will not argue the question. so I re-
quest all readers Of Rod and Gun not 70
| write me. If 1t is to be argued ! much
m mem Gr. Hoover, the conserSa-
have had other experiences equally
| strange when sporting. l have shot gun
| bfaska / put up dozen prairie chickens.
Waiting until they were the proper dis
lance away: fred saw $50 sOmethnE afSp
the matter 1 found had held too low
and had shot of twenty,four legs
once during a February thaw in Penn
! syivania friend and went coon hunting;
Pnang biz tFaSh 5G''G tTes Witch
| broken of about u hundred feet from the
| ground. Leading to this tree from every
| we started to cut this tree down. and
| found IT 10 be hollow. the shell being not
the tree. when instead Of falling 1t tele-
| scoped into the stump and stood upright
| AS It dropped coon popped out the top
| Again another coon popped out. We did
| this twenty six times and got coon each
Even in those days we were conserve
| tive, and decided that twenty-six coons
were enough for one day and nd so I'VE we Ie,s
| still standing when 1 was there last. Pos
| slbly Il Is full OF coons yet
Il
tration OF some Of those things which are
| slightly unusual. Perhaps some peopIe
would and IT hard to believe mat o ane
snakes for their cider barrels. yet II Is So
II is often difficult for some people 10
some can't tell the difference. But some
| people couldn't tell the difference between
cootie and ra,' h.,Masn o eoo o1 and
snake Is that a snake crawls on It's o%h
| belly. tBy courtesy OF popular
>'' One OF the straugest truths I have dis,
| covered is that when YOU pay NO LOT o.
days fishing up state d YOU ,o. hna tHs' Any
never rGe iO' today, While true, 1T is hard to
Hnother Is that when buying 'as ;s,,s,s you
find that a very few files are sn SUI en1ar
they Should Be the Sss haf
But when you have them YOU md that
you need twice as many II You ", are GO 10
| But the strangest truth seems to me to
be tina. II You destroy the female OF
Hoover s win tell You that, Is II true;
| Brooklyn, Oct. II. SEARCH ME-
willis Milo Finch.
Willis Milo Finch. we'll known as an
| expert angler and fishing tackle salesman,
died recently after lingering frag ii cosst
| coast amongst the trade and anglers gem
| orally and was accredited as an authority
host OF friends and was known to be one
! of the farest and squarest men to deal
| with in the business.
| He first went into business with Messrs.
william Croft g. Sons OF Toronto. Canada,
and later came to New York city, to
take charge OF the fishing tackle depart
ments of such well known houses as the
New York Sporting Goods Co., j. Is. Crook
& Co., and was with Won Lengerke q
Detmold, Inc. at the time of his death.
| He was a member of the Anglers Club
Of New York United Anglers League.
Long Island Casting Club. Midland Beach
Casting Club. Ocean Grove and Asbury
Park Fishing clubs and many we'll known
clubs OF Canada.
! He is survived by widow and one son.
Norman O. Finch, who following IN his
fathers footsteps is now in the employ
of Won Lengerke & Detmold. Inc.
switch Reer High Priest OF Surf Cult.
| switch Reel" high priest OF the surf
cult has been doing bit OF proselytizing
among the ny anglers. And sad TO have