The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-04

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First weaihsh ut the Reunt.
charles grols Of the Raunt sent word
nrst two weak nsh of the season. His
catch also included SO mackerei, Is her
n TinS. l blacknsh and . sea bass. Mr..
sters and crabs, also smali porgies Tho
1errlns are very game and put up a won
nertui night on light tackle, 6 thread linen
ard ounce rod
Shan Dasin's View Of tho Big stick.
I notice that Mr.. Switch Reer has
used up considerable of your space in adj
vocsting change of rules in surf casting
placed on the length OF rods used.
| h, ny ny, LYING LING to promote such change he
stanSpoio Oihs 81 me game any good from the
were the original promoters of this class
| Let us 20 back to the early days of
took his 40 Julius" reel apart to remove
reversed his line and went ' over TO To- the IN,
| casting field to try his hand at tournament
| He bought entry tickets for three or
averased $50 feet in s,vs casts, he WAS well eli
sar and felt he stood a good chance
Now he regards tournament casting as
spend sss TOR or him or. He does not care to
dainty, Dali wide spool Jowelled reels that one
p n,s d msh or few grains Of sand will
the tournament comes around ne prefers
-: Many .as, who do ATTEND stand around
Lead over the 400 foot mark with an out
ny made specially for the purpose. helped
event The result Of this !. falling lin ' of
In entries the prizes 60 to a special few
anS the interest lsgs
for salmon nshing.
butt rsauirss 't lin U ss FEET ,ne ey , tnEn
R Ra: ssS R.s sh' :SS. IT,. 2, I, the sS
split bamboo tip that length, all one
pieeef II expense is not to be eonsid-
made but il would take S more than six
ss.hias q .ss sSs. as safs take. 1! !hs. e tim.
r. sling = four oane. led with .ueh
:rsin s ais more sS %s.
| Gle and Drawn than the average man
possessss 10 make record cast.
cost of snsS .n 01 sft.e is ana tns
tests would be confined to these few. Even
such q rod they s would not esre to % give up
their time for practice to make their
| chances worth while.
Beach Fishing on the English Coast.
II switch Reel IL 20 anxious to sec
| what could be done with an eleven foot
sod w0Sf sSsSss, that he
sure that such casters as Sahdala, shaw
or Kahn would not object 20 feeling it out
class go to It at one OF the tournaments
I held under the auspices OF the Association
Anfs Soef Clubs taops 2a compete
| The individual clubs can retain the
rules as they now stand and restrict the
man uses on the beach and in this way
| bring about revival OF the interest for
~ has
times tho sort Of rods used by the Brit
ish. He makes no mention Of the dis
a four ounce lead. doubt II the
average English fisherman knows what
sna fs e s., to tn the Br.s
| coast and the nat beaches It would keep
a beach fisherman busy walking out and In
waters edge two mile. from high water
| mark when the tide recedes to Its FULLEST
| Such nsh as we catch in the surf do not
frequent the English coast on account of
the low Temperature OF the water.
ers In England Illustrates in his oata-
losus What he terms 'seashore" beach
til 1t :s sna eHsRsf fee. ' onr
butt built on the lines of a salmon ROD
butt, that Is. with the reel seat in the
the reel and tho other below.
The butt being about two feet long.
make: o5 rod SEVEN fee, over so. all a,e. hut
| are placed en- one side OF the rod ] think
one cast with four ounce lead In the
ers would put this outnt out Of BUSINESS
| forever. SHAN DAKlN.
Warm Weather Puts Pep in Blnckfish.
The coming of the warm weather is put
| ting the pep into the blackhsh that make
| their homes In the wrecks and submerged
stone piles around New York and the pros
poets OF a good season can be promised.
| The tautog. as the bla ckish is known on
tionsl haunts. such as wrecks and rocks
that have been submerged for three or
four years. SO that they are covered with
| barnacles and sea moss, the latter harpor-
ing small crustaccans.
| Mussel beds that are covered by water
h. ten soo 10 .pes t care shosd be
| when fishing the rock piles and wrecks to
have en- extra line tied to the bottom OF
the anchor so that II the anchor should
| happen to catch in the rocks or wreck
| slight pull on the line holding the bottom
ring Of the anchor Will release same avoid
Due credit should be given to the n.h
| for his ability to smash tackle suddenly
and effectively. Tine angler snpoAu nv
strike his hsh at once. but should give It
time to take the hook, and when the NIB,
| bling leads to strong Jerk he shouid
| work his Ash up and away from ais ret-
uge as Il will make rush for the nearest
| rock or spite and the angler Will reel IN
his line both hshless and tackleIess.
| A light springy rod will do the trick FOR
hay fshing, where the hsh rarely exceed
two pounds in weight, but strong stln
wrecks where the fish run as high as nine
pounds.
Bats and Hooks to Use.
| The most reliable bats for small black
fish are sandworms, bloodworms. MUSE is.
| skimmers aud soft CLANS; the big hsh out
side prefer swimmers, shedder crab and
fiddlers.
| The standard hooks that are used are
| the blacknsh and Virginia,tied or tarred
line which Is cheaper and batter than gut
| snelled hooks. The size of the hooks vary
with the weight OF the fsh, the No.
blackhsh and No. 10 Virginia will take
and hold FISH up to three pounds the No.
IS blackhsh and the No. virginia Will
hold Ash to nine pounds, and therefore are
the fayorites outside.
| which are tied TO two loops made in the
line about four inches above the sinker.
| the slnker weighing accordingly four
| ounces for bay fishing and twelve ounces
for ocean fishing. The tautog is a bottom
| feeder exclusively and II seldom swims
more than foot or SO above It's feed
ing grounds.
seek the bait and therefore must be
hunted. The best tide Is the early morn
ing naod, and a cloudy day brings better
| reRults than a bright day. The nsh will