The Washington times., 1924-11-15

1ghters every day, but at going
though they have the percentage
The fish were not all monsters
les can be expected. Tor the larger
the rock the more bait shy they
seen to be. scattering at the first
note OF any unusual noise and espe.
cia1ly that Of q motor craft. There.
fore, the anglers were more than
delighted to hit into an occasional
rock that would battle to the last
ditch.
twenty-five Of the fish boatsd
were Of pan size, ranging from one
and one-half to three pounds u
weight. The remaining twelve
started in at seven pounds ana run
up to a giant twenty-four FOUNDER,
that measured well up TO three
feet In length.
This monster OF the. brine was
entered In the big fish competition
of afhe National Military and Snort
Shop, TAP Ninth street, and az /
have said before, It looks like q
sue winner this season. The fiah
will be on display at the above
ADDRESS for today only. Imbeddoc
In b huge block OF ice, Il has kept
In perfect condition. and Is well
worth viewing, especially those who
pave never seen . real scrappNr
pf the deep,
The strtpers were taken from
i the waters Of the Chesapeake on
the Eastern Shore Of Maryland,
tOppOsite the State capital, An.
EnapOlis., To be exact about I0ca-
| ton, they were caught near Pop
ulAr Island. Captain Hunting.
tons artificial lure, "DrOne,R
fashioned after D shoe horn, was
the deadly bait used in boating
the fighters.
According to Captain Tom Trout,
Of Annapolis, whose ability as 8
rock fish finder il euuaIled by Few
and surpassed by none, the fish
were located by following the flight
OF sQuawking sea gullB. Large
Of the birds could be seen
coming from all directions and
directing their course to the east
ern side Of the bay.
TT was evident that the fish
had at last been located. after
many disappointing trips said
the captain. ''for when we ap-
preached near the scene the birds
could be plainly seen feeding, pre-
cut into shreds by the ravenous
fish"
The pilot Of the successful craft
continued by saying, .the fish were
feeding on or near the surface OF
q - -
and practically no trouble
was experienced In having the
wtripers take the webbing "Drone."
According TO the Rogers, VIII.
liam j., ST., 1890 Morse street
Northeast, and william u, jf.,
ee5 F street northwest, the Gap
ital Of the Nation" has within
walking" distance the most Ike
b fishing grounds along the At.
lantic SeabOard. Just IS the cur
tain was ringing down on salt
water angling last week they
b0ated near Shadyeide, Nd, HI
pan rock, three trout and two
hardheads. The fish were, Of the
medium variety, the largest going
three and One-haK pounds.
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with the river IN perfect con.
ditfon and fair day overhead. Il
looked as though there would be
little trouble in landing the bag
limit" said win Doner, in de.
scribing his trip to Goose creek
last Sunday. Instead OF returning
with a full creel he experienced q
skunk" for the first time In his
many trips to the upper Potomac.
According to anglers, Knowing
as they do, the ability OF Raymond
Heater, It is seldom, II At all, he
sver returns basBless from off the
river. Last Sunday when Dan
Eugene Davis, Fred"
Stone, ETC., were working their
heads off In Gunston Cove, trying
10 make q respectable showing, the
genial ''EsAy'' was having little tfou.
BE with the big-mouthed gamestera.
His catch was the days limit.
Harry Ramsbrugh has tornaken
his saltwater outfit for the season
knd IL now WELDING the lighter
rod. During the week he picked
out some real fish while casting
from the sea wall. His best effort
was tAree-pound big.mouthed
BaKmeSter.
Norman Mnck says, "I'll fish
sim she freezes over Last Sat-
urday and Sunday fishing near
tAnalOstan Island he landed four
>1EeepablO smAlI-1mOuthed bass. The
fish were taken on live halt,
BmeIt. This only goes 10 prove
what has already been said,
shat there Is no need 10 travel
miles away from the city to find
favorable fishing grounds"
What IL the difference between Q
ana large.mouth bass,
Ind how can they be told Apa.rkp
This question Is often asked ~
anglers not familiar with the game
1ish family.
When holding either the small.
or the lRrge.mouth bass up
with the mouth closed, you will
notice in the case Of the small.
mouth that the mouth, VIII come
back to a line which is drawn
straight downward from the eye,
The scales are small ana the back
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