The sun., 1919-07-28
ROD AND GUN NEWS
IoH wRfER FOR LOCAL ANeLERs FROM AUoUsT

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August So. So. I1o Isl I:24 i:SS 40
Bluehsh in Rockaway Waters.
Bluehsh are being taken in the waters
'sl"een Rockaway and Far Rockaway,
Twelve Pound weahish at Sandy Hook.
IN the waters OF Sandy Hook q party Of
snslers from Great Kills, Staten Island,
ing from to IL e ps w sssb TN. s an
were taken on sandworm bait
Big WealSflsh st Edgemere.
Mhiie bound for the Long Branch
grounds with Capt, Archie Buckner Of the
talking of the wonderful catches Of tide
running weaknsh that were made last year
Makes sf' aaS p. iSoP re . at s..
,snt price OF se.4o dozen for shedder
With the shedder crab bait I nshed two
nours In front of the Edgemere Club and
wasted q half dozen -shedders and caught
ohe small Gel or about two pounds. ] had
them. u' Aaou ~ hooA
The next time I hshed I changed my
stead Of 80 sproat and a two foot
leader instead Of the usual ten inch used
ar hsd su. a an sS5 hsd % S were s.
one-quarter of a shedder Instead of the
usual one-eighth.
head for about twenty minutes, so I
,h9ugnt there might be something doing
,,nsioe OF the oreakwater. Ny hrst cast
feet The sinker had barely touched bot
tom when I felt the familiar gulping bite
peculiar OF the big weakhsh.
then struck. When the fish felt the hook
shot upward and jumped out OF the
flashed on tho surface in tho moonlight
and my advisers Immediately got busy
ten pounds" and ali such advice.
The weakhsh took at least $50 foot of
line before stopped him and brought him
hook out of his Jaw. insids Of ten min
rocks Having ' no gan lite. a10i his o. head
out OF the water and slipped my two fore
anF 81. , Under n: I'm: !, ana brought him
pounds to II pounds. I soon settled that
pounds. The fsh was not such q big one,
but he did have plenty OF hght in him
the southerners call our weaknsh. but
weakish is a more appropriate name
ing three more hut losing the FISH. The
yellow fms In and there should be
some mighty good catches made from
A Bethabara surf rod. light weight. tip
foot long butt 80 inches should be-used
soS ny SaTs ss sHG ss nd
OF from 16 to "a pounds Is about right. A
80 OShaughnessey hook and two foot
the most successful weakhsh tackle and
will hold fish from 70 10 p9 " rw1s
Brooklyn. July IT.
Delaware River Fishing.
When "E. ]. F." arrives at the Della
ware River all there will be TO see IL q
| brown and dirt green raging torrent
top. you might be able to get to fishing by
the second week Of your vacation. though
the R ~ss VII peisW.Ps re ssns is best done
with helgrimites and stone catfish as bait.
This refers to black bass. There are some
| trying. for them now. just cue in case
things turn out better than expect; Wall
4on pike sro y0dd SR roeEs with
| spoon and pork rind or live bait. Put a
| little lead Just ahead OF the spoon 20
will git" 'em II they are to be got.
For bass. fish the eddies below rocks
leader, and i suggest a No. | sproat hook.
| single smell, so when you get stuck u say
when because you will get stuck on the
bottom) you'll not lose anything other
With catfish as bait use a No--i.o sproat
ana HEX ts TO yoIf the sde to make him
work to keep his keel down.
license is not needed. This Is the
very latest information from the Fish ana
Game Commissioner of pennsylvania ~, a.
When the water begins to fail try tnis
| out on your nddle. Iahe Sions
cover for the hook and as additional
lure Uhe spaOn acting as anm ,,t 3.
This have found to be a most excellent
method Of catching bass when tne tiV ss
begins sS to t fH n' Slowly noG Sst keep
ing. Keep your spoon down. .N IT,,
Above ali else get out as m1eh h hne
| as conditions will permit; TINS IL inc p's
gest part OF nsh'" & Won DER HEIDE.
Newark. N, J.. July 81,
Crow Campaign Nationwide.
| A nationwide campaign is being wagedp
to exterminate the crow: IahIps carton'
| s d. where a crow shoot IL held annually
| a national crow shoot Is oeihs s'aseu inns
Grain can be conserved and !6.g game T TS,
crows record ord T. IKE Ts ms cav hasn't q
f friend. Those promoting ths nationa.
crow shoot are doing the world gres A.
good. for there will be fewer crows VS. IN ~
The crow has the universal reputstio1
o. being u wlss; WY how n' easily he
fooled by any who can properly
manipulate a crow call. =,
crows by an expert is a revelation to
many who all their lives have known
and hated these black marauders OF the
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| ment resembling whistle and can ne
| purchased at almost any sporting goous
! or hardware store. There are severn
good CROW calls on the market Dlree-
| ticrs for its use comeAwith each call.
! Preparatory to calling In the crow
tho shooter should conceal himself care
| fully and remain as quiet as possible
! ror the crow has wonderful eyeslght
Many crow hunters even try to weai
clothing that will not contrast sharply with
| the environment
/ How to Lure Crows within Gunshot.
| In using the crow call Il 10 Desirable TO
distress and TO indicate to the older crows
| that their young are being attacked by
some other bird, upon which they VIII
Immediately start nying toward the point
| where the caller Is concealed
| 1t is important to XII the hrst crow
| shot at as otherwise the crow will give
| a warning call that will alarm all the
| other crows IN tho neighborhood and
| they will not approach again for some
| time at least The birds should be fairly
yards. in order to insure Kill with a
| choke bore gun.
| Among other methods suggested for
| Turing the crows within range the follow
| ing may be recommended:
| A stuffed owl with movable wings placed
| UP in tree and operated by cordI
| brought down through rings to the con-
| cealed shooter. used In conjunction with
q GROW CALL has proved effective In many
| Instances. II q wounded crow Is cap
! GOV for attracting other crows
| A farmer informs that by placing a
| TURF.
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