The sun., 1919-06-29
PENNSYLVANIA BASS
TIME OPENS JULY I
Bronze Backcrs Prefer Live
Bait During July and
August.
PORK RIND EFFECTIVE
What the Past Performances
of so Game Fighters Show
on Various Lures.
PORK RIND EFFECTIVE
BY DIXIE CARROLL.

The black bass season opens In Penn
sylvanla on Tuesday. and fishing is per-
mltted for the small mouth and large
mouth until December 80. The length
limit is nine inches and the catch limit
is twelve in ono day.
A statute of the Pennsylvania law
SAYS: Game fish may be taken only
through the use of single rod and line,
or one handline with not more than
three hooks attached"
Unnaturalized foreign born residents
are prohibited from fishing. Angling IL
rot permitted on Sunday on inland
waters.
Following up the dope sheet on the
rast performances of the fifty large bass,
The wigyle of the pork rind, the darling
swim Of the minnow and the kicking
swim Of the little OF frog show up well
in the menu that teased these game fms
10 the landing net.
Lots OF fishermen have overlooked the
pebeian pork rind in the chase after the
willy big fins, but now since the high
cost OF living has shot this old juicy
morsel up into the turkey class 1t will
probably be more popular. 1t sure has
wrisgIe that makes the bass cross
eyed to get ut It.
OF the n!no bass that were satisfied
with a piece of pork seven had the as
sstance@of small piece of red flannel
or yarn to excite the curiosity Of the fish.
and six were rugged UP with small
SIMMER or spoon in front OF the pork
r.nd
Pork Rind Tempting.
The pork rind bait was used right
through the season, being particularly
effective during July and August. when
g,, h. hnIn
except in the early morning or late at
night, feeding.
The wise ones will be sure TO carry a
bottle of pork rind In the tackle box for
the days when the bass turn up their
noses at most any kind of bait you offer
them. Toss a little pork to 'em when
YOU are trying to dope out the right
menu for the bronze hacker.
The minnow, one of the natural foods
Of the bass, brought eight of these old
timers TO the net. and the months OF
July and August, which are conceded to
be the months that test the skill OF the
bass fisherman, were the ones In which
the minnow was most effective.
This, however. does not prove that
the minnow Is not a tempting bait during
the rest of the season.. as II Is the
general thing to use the artincials early
ard late in the season. at which time
they are a mighty attractive lure, al
though early in the morning and late AT
night and for night fishing the artih-
Gals are great little casting lures during
July and August
Tho Value of Minnows.
or the minnows the silver sinner or
dace seemed to be the one that uckied
the palate OF the bass; probably the
fash Of its silver sides made an invita-
,ion too RtronR for the big fms
The mud minnow. with its yellowish
golden tint and husky constitution was
second choice, with the river or creek
club closing the balloting.
The silver sinner is fine bait for any
time or condition OF water, ana is par
tcularly good on dark and cloudy days
end when the water Is rough or murky.
The club Is a winner on bright days ana
in clear and still water, while the muo
minnow Is a lively cuss and Is on the
Job every minute he Is in the wafer
For a lively wiggler the mud minnow
has the rest OF the minnow FAMILY stand
ing still.
Three OF the bass were caught IN the
Swallows and Ave coaxed out OF the deep
water by letting the minnow sink aiter
the cast and then Keeling In the Dali
slowly a foot or 30 from tho bottom.
Taking the minnow from any angie
& is a good bass bait. but no doupt was
not used as much as the other iures'
owing TO the fact that 1t Is hard 10 pro
cure at times and Is not as hAhuy ~
the plug or pork rind.
For deep water fishing when tho pess
seem OF the feed ii has. no equal =.
Three seasons ago forty-elght srnali
mouth bass were taken from one spring
hole, located In ninety feet OF water. oy
three fishermen. This was on nor
August day, and the only bait used wa
Molly club, and the waters hshed were
very civilized" in fact have been fished
pretty thoroughly for the last twenty
years
These bass range from two to five and
p quarter pounds. and ten OF them rang.
Ing from three and half TO tve ana
quarter. made as nice string oil
game, boys. as will be found in many q
days paddle.
Bass Like Natural Food in July.
To the hopping little green backed
white belied frog eight bass passed
the time of day and were hooked for
their curiosity, and again July ant
August stand out as the months In which
this natural food made the stronges
appeal TO the bass.
Three OF the frogs were dressed III
with little piece OF red flannel and nvs
OF the fish were taken from weed beds
and three from alongside OF logs anc
windfalls
In the late season fishing in Angus
the cast was made right into the weed.
and the frog given a chance TO sink
blt then slowly reeled in, then anothe
slow up, and so on until the wattini
bass struck him in his slow move amoni
the weeds
OF course a NEEDLESS hook was useC
In most cases and on three of the frog
small spoon was carried as a specia
Ihducement TO tho bass.
The fash OF the spoon was the SWAT
song OF four OF the bass and one o
these was an eight and one half FOUNDER
This old granddaddy bass had passe'
MS palmy days in a quarry hole. ~
clear and cool as any North wood
spring fed lake. and the fisherman VIII
was skilful enough to land this whop
per had tried out everything In tn
oait line from grasshoppers and min
now down to a dozen plugs. withou
even getting a swirl.
He took a final chance on a No.
spoon with a trebled bucktail hook. ant
The arst cast brought short strike: tn
second cast with the spoon was strucl
"ke ~ centimeter shell.
August and September were tn
h. A.