The New York herald., 1921-09-11
ROD AND GUN NEWS
n.eM WATER Fon LOCAL ANGIERs SEPT. II TO SEP

It should go. So much for the rod and
much more might he said. The reel should
be the. anglers favorite, though there Is no
question hut that the level winding attach
ment Is the greatest aid to casting from the
reel since the quadruple reel wac invented.
do not care for the other attachments.
though ! have no complaint to lodge against
them, II you want a self -thumber and free
spool, go 20 Il. Personally I want to do my
own thumbing Lines need no comment here.
plugs"
what a pother there has been about lures.
whether or not they were ''sportsmapilse."
ship hinged upon the ehane of the lure one
psed. You take the modern plug with
single hook. or aht dummy double hook.
ard what can you bring against It? ! grant
that the multi-hooked plugs should be cried
nut against. No necessity for the rear hook
~ bass fishing, for the bronze back strikes
from the side, IL always hooked on ride
hook. The who likes TO play fish
Tor the game OF playing knows that nora
pep out Of the fish. have one lure. don't
know the name with two single hooks that
aet into the. wood upon either eide. When
Iii. fish strikes the hook ~ automatically re-
leased from the plug and there you have your
iieh or n single hook. In colors there y
wide croice and one can not advise unlesi
havo found the aluminium with rcd head
very good color. Theg recn scale finish, 20
allied, Is n winner And my liking for the
plain white with red head IL well known.
Iust the same no color shape VIII take the
place OF fish knowledge and casting ability.
remember that One other matter In tackle.
the wire gimp leader with snap for ths
changing of lures quickly and easily. know
Il nosirnplc bit of tackle quite SO worth
s over tbe sFsnt ne PIN fe not be sevepas
both the fish and plug saved SO much for
tnrklc, and more, much more, could and
ought 70 be said, but space cannot be
granted.
After all the end Of tackle IS fishing. arf
catching fish is not all there is 20 fishins
In the autumn you viii find bass hanging
out IN their old lnirs, but with one eye opcr
for lures. Casting from the rhore OF river
e. rare fun " the river be not too wide /,
fish the far bank. Cast off under tho lean.
inR trees whose frost bitten leaves are de-
scendinr gently into the water. More thar
once | have sent my plugs hurtling right
down into n raft OF brown leaves eddy.nr
round and round TO have bass connect ~
on the instant. What a corlmotion In tli
leaves What leaps and plowine rushesi II
is a new, strange experience. While usually
days when the fish viii sccis the open river.
the shadows. then the plugEer can have q
world of fun. On lakes. Just off the brown
ing weed beds and lily ficldg. viii be goof
places. though the angler may have 10 scarrI
for some time before he finds the hang
out" hut once found he Is elected for q
Ocular TO have breakfast served early in
the atumn, a cold. frosty morning the angler
can lie In bed until the sun d.ssipatss the
frost and warns up the atmosphere. All
day long one can cast successfully. N
Iisb knowledge the Thing.
am ready 10 pay full tribute 70 tackle.
witnesa my collection, and casting skill IL not
10 be passed lightly by, for without II moth.
Ing else avalls, but fish knowledge II 81
first Importance. Know fish. their habits
ways and lurking places. One lure dropped
where the bass turks 10 worth fifty cast nj
random. frightening al fish IN the locality
fish are frightened away BY the man who
oyercasta.