The New York herald., 1922-05-28
STRIPED BASS BEST
SEA FISH OF NORTH
Real Thrills in Catching Game
Species-Big Ones Now
Scarce.
NJ WILL WILDWOOD.

To sea fishers of New York city and
vicinity announcement that "the stripers
are running" acts as a clarion can. for
of all the game fishes of salt water that
visit the North Atlantic coast, the
striped bass Is most highly priced. AL
though the tuna Is caught occasionally
within a short distance. and the sport
Is Of the highest order. 1t Is not like
that high-mettled racer Of the high
seas, the eagerly sought striped bass. or
rock-fish. as 1t is often termed. par
ticularly by anglers In Virginia.
A few bass of small size have been
caught recently at the Boggs. off Oak
wood Beach, Staten Island, and al
though It ia too early In the season to
look for good results. the mere mention
on the fishing banks-breaking no
records. in fact, scarcely giving oppor-
tunity to bend the rods. for the elusive
game fishes had disappeared from their
temporary haunt, to reappesr. probably.
within short time. as the regular
striped bass season in the waters near
New York city is the latter part Of May
and during June. then again IL Sep
tember and October; but occasionally
! excellent sport Is enjoyed during mid
summer.
The striped bass Is not the spectacular
| fighter. perhaps. that the sea fisher
! finds in the leaping tuna, or the tackle-
| breaking tarpon. but in some respects
may be said to bear. closer resemblance
to the salmon as a game fish From
the Chesapeake to Cape Cod the ar
| rival of the "striper" is anxiously looked
for, the very uncertainty seeming to
give additional interest to the pursuit
Daniel Webster took keen interest In
angling for "rock-fish' during the
period of his residence in Washington,
and Chester A. Arthur regarded the
sport as second only to salmon fishing.
| The late Francis Endlcott-better
known to the fishing fraternity under
his nom de plume of Ted Grayson''-
was probably the highest authority on
the subject, and his catch of a forty
seven FOUNDER, in 1875, in the surf at
Squan Beach, New Jersey. still stands
among the high records. His skill In
casting, and in handling his fish when
hooked, gave him fame as an expert
| striped bass fisher
| or the nearby resorts for striped bass
fishing few of the best known and
most popular are along the Long Island
coast and the New Jersey beach. from
the Highlands to Ocean City; also on the
Sound and at Buzzards Bay. Massachu-
setts; Asbury Park. Deal Beach. Squan
Beach, Long Beach and Montaux Point
are notable places, and at times good
fishing can be had along the Hudson, all
the way from Riverside Drive up TO
| Croton. surf fishing and long distance
casting being the successful methods
| Conditions are not. OF course, as favor
able now as in former years in the Hud-
son, commercial fishing having reduced
the numbers, and pollution of the waters
rendering the North River less attractive
to the game fishes.
In casting into the surf the long dis
tance caster has distinct advantage,
| by reason of his ability to cast beyond
| the shallow water, using a fairly stiff
rod with large agate guides. reel large
1 enough to hold six hundred feet OF 81
thread line, a tempered O'Shaughnessy
hook. with a three ounce sinker. and
about two feet above the sinker a leader
of triple gut fastened to the line with a
double action swivel. the bait being
either shredder crab bloodworms or
SKINNER CLAIMS. Large baits are prefer
able. three or four worms being threaded
on the hook, with some portion of the
tails floating free, the hook fully covered.