Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-23
OUR oUTDooRsMAN SAYS:

A useful thing when boat fishing
is a tackle box. 1t will save much
annoyance in looking for tackle and
it will not get mixed up with your
line after landing a fish.
Take along some fresh water when
salt water fishing, and in summer a
cake of ice covered over with a piece
of old blanket or carpet will come
in handy.
If you see another angler catching
fish DO NOT go over and anchor
alongside Of him. This is unsports-
manlike.
1t Is Illegal at all Times
To pursue, shoot at or kill any
bird or animal while in an automo-
bile or to hunt for and shoot at same
by aid of lights carried on such au-
tomobile.
To hunt on Sunday or carry fire.
arms in the fields or woods or on
the waters on Sunday or hunt for
any squirrel. quail, partridge, pleas
ant, woodcock or rabbit when there
Is tracking snow on the. ground.
To take trout, bass, pike, pickerei
and pike-perch between 8 p. M. and
daylight.
To remove the skin or feathers or
to mutilate any wild bird or animal
in the fields or woods for the pur-
pose OF c~oncealing sex or identity.
To sow, deposit or place any rye,
wheat, oats or corn or other cereal,
except wild celery or wild rice, in
any OF the salt or fresh waters OF
this state for the purpose of decoy-
ing or batting water wild fowl.
Good Luck at Barnegat Inlet
A fishing quartet composed of
John P. Johnson. Loheart Jensen.
Alfred LASER and Charles MacWil-
liam, INDUCED in their favorite sport
over the last weekend. Arriving at
Barnegat City about 1 A. NJ. they
found Capt. Mitchell waiting for
them and he speedily set them across
the inlet to North Point, their desti-
nation. Several others were already
on the beach, but during the night,
with the exception of a few croakers,
no 1sh were taken. Daybreak found
everyone on the job and eighteen
anglers were lined up along the surf
keenly anticipating the thrill of the
first strike,
During the day sever stripers were
landed, the Perth Amboy party get
ting -FOUR OF them. They were all of
falr size running eight, nine, ten and
a quarter and eleven and one-half
pounds. Loheart got two of them
ana Two OF the others one each. We
wont mention any James but Mac
says that there is lots of sport in surf
nsnlng even If sometimes you are
out of luck.
Bait Casting
Now that the bass fishing season
1G in full cxvfn~ . fa., .r0-l- l.
the proper method of bait casting
may be permitted.
The old-fashioned underhand or
"~side-swipe" style is now seldom
used. Experienced casters employ
the Overhead" style which requires
less room, Is not dangerous to 9TH
ers and greater accuracy Is obtained.
The reel should be a good free
running q~uadruple multiplier (cheap
ones soon wear out) and the favorite
size is NO. 3, holding so to 100 yards
of line.
Stand facing the direction in
which you wish to cast. Reel up the
line until the bait is within a foot
or so of the tip. Press your thumb
firmly upon the spool of the reel
and at the left side so 1t also touch
90 ~ SpOOl Cllus EO4ul lIl6 TOQ al
the spot you are casting for, holding
the rod so that the reel slants at an
angle of 40 degrees, and with tht
handle on top.
Raise the rod at easy arms length
gradually bending the elbow, straight
over your shoulder, but don't lei
the tip of the rod go very low be-
mind, about parallel with the wa
fn~ Gfar ~ tIA arta.zz ....Al =
smooth half pulling, half pushing
motion which should be steadily ac-
CELEBRATED and finished with a good
sharp forward turn of the wrist.
Follow through" with the rod and
the cast should end with the rod al
an angle of about 80 degrees to the
water.
This places the rod in proper
position to strike a rising fish. The
pressure OF the thumb on the spool
is gradually released until, as you
finish the cast, it just barely touches
the spool. AS the line runs out the
pressure of the thumb is eased off
gradually-but entirely-and
the spool must be stopped instantly
when the bait strikes the water and
you should begin to reel in imme-
uldtely. 1nis pressure Oh nj lnuInL
in casting and stopping the spool
when the bait strikes is absolutely
necessary to prevent snarls and
"backlashes" and the spool must
never turn faster than the line runs
out.
There are some lines offered with
the claim that they will not "back-
lash" but this is all poppycock
There are a number of reels now or
the market with misunderstanding at.