Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller

| bay last Summer, all anglers would
have much different story TO tell
Il, too, am a heavy Maryland tax
| payer and do hereby add my protest
! against such unwarranted, wrong, nom
sensical and selfish practices as purse
netting"
A letter from the Nimrods of Amer
lea, local fraternity of sportSmen, adj
dressed to this column says: About
so of our members are interested
financially in Potomac River shooting
and fishing. OF late the night shooting
for market, and the SEEMING of bass,
have been on the increase, and they
are anxious to contribute their support
to constructive program that promises
relief.
I'VE have been fortunate in interest
ing many able lawyers and l am sure
that they will be glad to back your
, campaign on the Chesapeake, If you
can use their talents to offset that OF
the commercial interests"
Another letter from the Nimrods of
America says Col u. S. Grant has
agreed to the use of the west end If
the Rejecting Pool as practice ground
for bait casters. This organization will
see that the markers are provided and
any other equipment necessary to make
it successful.
The colonel think it would be better
| to operate under permit system for
| the present until such a time as 1t IS
demonstrated that no special precau-
tons are necessary for the public's
safety. If you think 1t a good plan,
applicants Gould apply to you and be
relayed on to us for the detail work, or
we will be pleased to get such permits
until such time as the system IS run
ming smoothly.
1T is evident that this casting ground
| far excels any other in the county
and with proper backing should be the
scene of many national tournaments.
Casters cast down the pool toward the
Washington Monument Signed, VIM.
Knox"
This column is in hearty accord with
this movement and will do everything
| in its power to assist and make 1t sue
cess and suggests that If the Rejecting
Pool cannot be used with the best re-
suits that the Tidal Basin, with its
broader eXpanse of water be utilized. Al
the Tidal Basin the big floats can be
used by the competitors without any
danger to spectators. The Tidal Basin
with its new boat house, proVldlng eX-
cellent facilities, is. in the opinion OF
this column, one of the best recreational
grounds for all kinds Of sports, Such as
canoe and sailing races, casting nsn-
ing, etc
A recent bulletin from the United
States Department OF Agriculture says
many a fisherman who knows That
angleworms arc an excellent bait does
not know that to get the very best re-
suits from worms it is desirable that
they should have gone through pro-
cess known as securing.
w r. Walton of the department, VINO
has made q serious study OF the eaftn-
worm in connection with the damage
the worms sometimes DO TO lawns ana
golf greens, also has shown that The
securing of worms has been we'll known
to some anglers for hundreds OF years
and was we'll described by Izaak Wal
ton. patron saint of fishermen, in 1858.
Secured worms, this entomologlst says,
ere much more desirable than those
freshly dug. They will live longer on
the hook and will take mare fish.
Here Is the method OF securing as
described by Mr.. Walton: Take guam
tity of sph2 gnum moss such as Is used
by nurssrymen in packing plants Tor
shipment. Put this into stoneWare
crock or tight wooden box. This moss
which grows IN shady. SWampy woods
should be we'll moistcned, but the eX-
cess water should be wrung out before
the moss is placed In the container
The worms should be placed In tbs
moss for at Lee st two davs and prefer
ably three or four. and kept in cool
place At the end of this period thoV
should be almost transparent, tough
: End lively. In case I becomes necessary
to keep them in a. moss for some
weeks a little sweet milk should be
/ poured over them at intervals OF about
; week. but the moss should be washed
and wrurg out in clean water every
week or 10 days.
The above is certainly something new
in thu treatment OF worms for the
ANGLERS