Evening star., 1924-08-10

Fa1lure to have their lures func-
tion properly is another of the things
that brings disaster to a successful
fishing trip. Until all peculiarities of
fast stream. and all streams have
some, the angler should confine him
self to casting while floating or wad
ing downstream.
If wading, the lure should be, cast
Water. this can can .be increased. Then
by reeHng promptly. and with the
flow of the water, the lure will be
kept in motion all the time, and with
no hard reeling necessary against 1t:
In swift water nearly all anglers reel
too fast.
If you cast straight across from you
in a strong current the lure is carried
quickly down beyond you. The rest
of the reeling will have to- be done
against the current. Under such con-
ditions the lure will have no attrac-
tions for game fish, but instead gives
tremendous strain on a good rod.
Conditions Vary Greatly.
An angler can get. closer to game
fish in fast water than on lake.
The depth of the latter. unless Gov.
concealments. produce few fish. ex-
cept late in the evening or early in
the morning An angler can be seen
by the fish great distances undeI
these conditions. In rough, sTlft
water of the shallowest kind some
big bass are taken, the fish hiding
close to logs, under banks, or back
in the weeds, close to. open water,
where they wait to slam away at
their favorite food, which hoats
nearby
quickly in fast water is that the boat
moves rapidly, and he is Influenced. by
the overeagerness to cover every
good-1ooking place. Even In quiet
water fast reeling is not profitable
but is conducive to backiasnes @ tno.n
over, the fish do not get a chance at
the lure Many times 1t is actually
taken away from them when they
make an attack, as is evidenced by
the fact that SO many appear rient al
the boat at the moment the bait Is
lifted from the water. That SLOW
ree1ing always pays has been proved
more than once. Frequently bass
have been taken when letting the
lure go slowly down with the current.
only reeling sufficiently to keep 1t
away from obstacles.
In all fast-moving currents no log.
rock or change in current should. be
missed, whether in midstream or close
to the shore. These places are hiding
places for game fish. but the depth OF
the water Is constantly varying much.
Where the current changes its course
it usually leaves an eddy. The size OF
these eddies Is always different for
each place. These swirls are the ma
.tural lettering place for big fish that
waits ready to smash at anything the
current may bring down. The angler
who neglects productive spots like
these Is passing up opportunities
which are comparable with the eddies
behind big log heaps, or deep sweeps
along sheer gravel banks.
Anglers strong for 'Colors.
Fishermen are strong for particu-
lar colors when using artificial bats.
and some have such faith in those
that have been productive. that it is
a mighty hard thing to get, them to
general fancy is for the red head and
white body patterns.
Whether fish have a. fondness for
one color to the ignoring. Of another
Is much debated question, and one
which have never been satisfactorily
settled. The theory which Is most
put into practise Is to put a light
coiored lure when the water is dfngy,
is wave-rough. When the water and
weather are clear, DARKER, coiprs are
The only thing an angler needs to
lure for each variety of fish Not
that the larger lures will generally
lure the largest fish, but that. the
larger lures are equipped with hooks
that will hold and stand the strike
of heavy denizens Of the deep. Many
a big fish Is lost because an exceed
ingiy small hook will cut its way
out of the jaw during the struggle.
Pork rind is now. and should be,
found in every tackle kit, because
It has surely proved a killer when
used with spinner in all game fish
waters Some use q chunk cut from
lure viii go through weeds and other
distractions without entanEiing the