Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-22
BLACK BASS AL WAYS
VERY GAME FIGHTER
Dark, Overcast Day Apt to Bring
Better Results Than When
Sun Shines.
Ry George T.. Case.

In fhf first article on the black bass We
observed some 81 the parental character
lstjcs and breeding habits which arc NIL
very certain. Further than that he IS
moro or less a mystery The only thing
certain ahont bass is his uncertainty
we often hear one speak of ideal condi-
-iona for bass fishing. There u no such
+hlng, except al ono 5 oWn choosing.
conditions which suit his whn or fancy
II Is undoubtedly true that 2 dark. over
rast DAN IS prcttN Stare ~ produce better
results than bright ono. II there are
times when those conditions arc reversed
some 81 Tho h,~t hass fishing ever had
were on bright sUnshinv days with nice
breeze blowing
One dav the bass viii not strike till
sunset Another day at sunset they
wll ah~aiIt@> refuse ANY and atl lures
The dark stiffness that pretcic- athnndcr-
storm when thc vatrr Is dead calm hc-
fore thc storm. ana reflects thc lntv Black
ness of thc sky Is considered TN many hasS
anglers thc most idcaI fix casting pork
chunk ar ~triarc hai. At such & time tho
c}l bronze backs seem unable to resist
tho temptation IL strike, even thcn
There * na assurance If success
Thc best tuuc If take bass is thc tune
MIR BaS, consents 10 hc taken. To trN
and learn aI. the conditions, slrC and
canicCtural. which govern the striking III
not anlt hqss hnt other tlsh Is useless and
discoaraginc 10 know. before leaving
4 On 4 fishing trIp that i II tho Gav u a!!
others far the fish ~ hatr and that the
atmo~nbcric condition. tho direction N
4 the wind THE nha~r ni thc moon ana tho
+ condition at tho water, are Just right tor
successful aas~ fishing an3 to knaV just
what hait ur fy he will strike at and ln
uhat Dart oi tho jahJ or What stretch n
the river mcans state 0f knowledge
possessed hv no human ana after Scck-
inC information under all conditions wc
/ generally have 7-Tcd cut everything
\ except the fish itself
81 don pcStCr y0ur angling friends
with moor wind and water conditions
+ for the bass likc other FISH are not govern
ga hv certain Kinds oi weather and rr5
not taken more easily during these timc,
Oh account II these conditions.
10 oxn rNnrasI A>Ds FISH
The uncertainty q tile biting 81
fish oven III supposed favorable jJn,
has been known and studied for YEAR
ana written of until the a1t 0f angling
has been covered with an aIr 81 mystery
If -he auclcr, after much preparation
returns with i full crecl or q good striDl
az fish, j, aas oeeu good day, i alter
hard day fishing with No good result *
mas bees. 4nluckv and tile next time Ii,
hopes he viii nave better luck.
WHY do fish take the baIt one day ans
not tho next. conditions beng the same
Is il their desire 70 eat or dctent
theIpselve= from supposed enemies:
Tins might be the first principle govern
ing TINS whoIe question Of fish biting
j. IS be.ause they are hungry we cnnno
expect them aIl 10 be hungry al the samt
time Fish which prey upon other fist
feed mostly by night You viii find then
II that time where the food IS most plen'l
ful Mlnnows. frogs and crawhsh tha
natural food of the black bass, is mu,
generally found in the shallow water nca
the shore and auy one who will cautlouI-
row sixty or seventy feet from shore cast
ING has baIt, DIR ldre near the edge ot thI
water i very apt 10 get q strike darIni
the early morning hours and Tie lat,
afternoon tile latter preferred q tA
fish arc then approaching the shadows j
search IF food. Aou often take fish with
full stomach. and It's food is generally j
an undgc5ted state. 50 j, is 70 be pre-
sumed they are still feeding, when the.
bite. i < natural then 10 presume tina
hsh strike because they are hungry