The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-08
T ROD AND GUN NEWS
HIGH WATER FOR LOCAL An


August TO-. 1877 7A5 1882 75O Sl'
7-Year-OId Girl Takes Hound Bluensh.
Angling with her uncle, Paul Gundlach
or t9s Greene avenue. Brooklyn, last Sum
day from the latter's launch, Elisabeth G.,
biuensh that in pounds eouslled her years.
The little girl was angling with fiuke
rig and three foot gut leader: Mr.. Gund-
angler caught a bluenah that way last
Sunday. on a bluensh line Mr.. Gundlach
took a biusfsh while coming back from the
Hook, Hook; AZ that place the party In the
Kindred Spirits Desired.
am getting up. q party of kindred
spirits to go surf fishing to Brieie, N. j.,
for the entire second week Of September,
The hotel is one mile from the ocean
and like distance from the Manasauan
Inlet. Bunker men are one-half mile
chased at ridicuiousiy low prices.
Usually the middle of September is the
best month for weakhsh. bluensh and
The hotel accommodations are Of the
best and the rate one-third Of the usual
charge.
There will be six or eight in the party.
four Of whom are now signed up for the
"trip you want to SO set IN pH tGl9h %ith
Care OF sohoveriing. DAILY q Gales, so2
Broadway. August 7.
Appeal Of Bsrnegst Angler.
What can I do to stop the annoying
breaking out Of what appears to be cold
sores that break out on my lower lip after
dsys nsnins on the , salt waters cs From
this Is rather common occurrence with
certain men just the moment they spend
a day in the sun on the salt water. Is
there a simple remedy by which this an
noying breaking out can be prevented7 II
isn't pleasant to smoke when these sores
appear. and It takes away lot o. the
ftaFa "a MI
A BARNEGAT ANGLER.
New York. August 7.
Vacation Place Desired.
Can readers suggest a place near by
within nifty or eighty miles) for two
week in August We prefer a place where
fishing IL good ebay or ocean), and where
We could hire q boat pr the week. wher'
' ' WILLIAM }. sPIELBpRdER
40 Broadway. August 7.
Butt Of Grcenheart Rod Lost.
On Saturday. August Q, while fishing al
Beach Channel. 100 feet east Of tho trestle
rod. Will any one finding 4 kindly return
II to WILLIAM WERNER.
ss7 sedgwick street. Ridgewood. Aug. T.
Thrills Of Fresh and Salt Water.
Here's my hand, "Asyouwere." I'M
derstsnd your rearing and plunsing per,
when trout are under discussion to- the
exclusion of the aristocrats of the sea. As
you say. It Is matter of opinion or e.
But what has been your experience in
the surf? 1t must have been somewhat
gone back to the streams to get the big
thrill"
Thrashins and raging down a trout
pound trout on a No. Is nudge would seem
, glorious II could forget that you had first
trimmed your rod down to toothPie; l size lie.
fish a lighting chance weighed equally with
delicacy and instability In the section OF
your leader.
When the record of the sea rod stand,
at over 100 pounds tsomewhat more thar
man sise). why resort to self-hypnotism
with a three pounderf You'll say; but
Generations of self -hypnotism revei in
Admitting freely al that Can be said OF
It's beauty. grace. gameness. the romantic
solitude OF his environment, and with nc
thought Of disrespset for the little aristo.
him on every point and Of such fghtinl
| size that even long handled derricks' aye
fully Justified in their pursuit.
And doesn't II mean anything that Their,
are no man made game laws IN the surf
No bag limits? These restrictions are fol
because It's extent is so vast and the vaga
| ries of its denizens are so varied that q
hsh hog would starye to death.
| the rise" comes at times to standing a.
agonizing a gan as the surf angler 1 have
cnS wso wass ~
the thrill OF a striped bass, but when r
came 1t was in the shape of SO FOUNDER
haps "Asyouwere" didn't stand the gar
sufficiently we'll. Be assured. the thrill
But as to the Tong handled derrick
II Is rod that II growing more powerful
from year to year, As II grows in eth
NIL
| full manipulation on the anglers part or II
will bring disaster.
be disappearing. Ny hrst one wv was SAM an asf =
and lancewood OF seven ounces purchased
In 81. My last was split bamboo gen
years later. Ono Of this years catalogue,
lists rods o. ~ ounces Tho vanishing
yogwers." little thsse Founder on the
Broken SE ms az two ana ana half With
embedded in his gamy little jaw" Gamy
little jaw. that's Just 1t. Poor little beauty
while there are man size fsh to be sought
In the sea with man size tackled
Tho Striped Bass JInx.
I muss deny the impeachment of speak.
ing for the thousande of trout nshermen
at least in intention. I was speaking fol
the brotherhood of the big stick about
the angler in tho little waters, and. hay
ing tasted the Joys of both. spoke right
out In meeting, with no thought whatever
Of receiving such good natured bulletins
as this one from "Asyouwere."
But I'll never forgive him, after confess
| ing to have used the surf rod, for putting
| that good luck" tinx upon me again Il
| seems to be lurking in the most unex
pected places to spoil everything. For owe,
| ten years I've been trying to get to tn,
| beach without meeting It and ali in vain
| II could win through Just once tina
| long sought striped bass thrill would sure !,
come. Last week almost had a strike
| Had my DUNE conveniently cached anC
/ stole away at noon. Got a couple of dozei
sea CLAIMS and found a beautiful fiat clos
| inshore with broken CLAIM and mussel shell
strewn along high Water mark. Settled
| down at about an hour before low water
with self-consratulations at having avoided
| the ink at last.
Presumably a pair of the Joiliest Mttl
sprites in one piece bathing suits, a bo,
| with funny freckles on his nose and
, girl with seaweed in her dripping hair
| both about seven or eight years of age
| came dancing up with their faces full o
| smiles and breathlessly presented me witt
| two armsful OF clans for bait
1t seemed like a bully omen. We Joke.
| each other bit. and put one on as the
| the edge Of the fiat where It was per
fectly plain that sixty FOUNDER was nos
ing about.