Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller

ing when do not know how? I would
rather watch the float anyway tran
do all the casting in ,he world.
Hsines saws every one casts nova
DAYS. but he sees no reason why I
should not catch them my vav.
What do you think? I am much N.
terssted in your articles In Rod ard
Stream"
The Potomac River from Point #
Rocks 10 Harpers Ferry unquesticn-
ably Is good bass fishing grcunos-
The writer has hshed there and knows
many others who visit those waters
each season. seldom failing 10 return
home without some nice bass
The upper Potomac is fun OF MISSES
sippi catfish and Haines in right when
he SAYS clear water il not necessary
20 catch them. But this column D.
lieves his correspondent Is wrong n
his orlnion OF the catfish. They are
a good table FISH. preferred by some
10 the bass. and when hooked IN swift
water put up a good figh,-sc good IA
fact. that many times the angler can
not tell what kind OF FISH he has
hooked until he gets it near his boat
Personally. I have had catfish run
away with my bait. just exactly AFTER
the manner Of a bass.
In regard to casting. don's - AFRAID
ia atiemp, 10. OF course. it will Re
hard for you AZ hrst, hut practice
makes perfect and it YOU cast over
head and don't side swipe, You Viu
not endanger any one in the bat with
you. BUT IL you intend 10 use feat
casting vii, rot be necessary. hscl,5S
float calls for some ksnd CO I've
halt. n1Innows. mad TOMS. etc. When
YOU have halted your hook al that -
necessary - TO place your Scat IN re
water and allow the current 20 tASe
IL down stream. 4 great many ar
glers do cast With live hslt. but sew
eral casts win kin thesminnow.
The casters Raines speaks az are
those. anglers who use only sr;l6ca&3
ha,g. po rot strike your ash wh~1
the. feat FIRST disappears below ire
surface. lt i a kneNn fact tha,
bass will nor swallow n n,IrrCw s~y
other way than hsadfirst. When -
grabs your i6sinnow. especially q. WA
hook IL through the lips he - board
IN take il ~ the tail he then rurs
\ little distance. releases the u,iuHyN
ara swallows j; hesdsrSs. Thea All
only ,hea is the time TO strike. Wiz
very few exceptions.
As 10 vsinS an S.FNns han,N<~, ySn;s,
viii gct much better results With a
cr foo; rod, using q reel. Wt,Aeus
a reel Won cannot play Your fssh sv,i
ara apr - lose him nv terktuS ~,
quickly. Nv aslng a reel you get
The thrills and usually also fSaI N,,,,r
fish.
Robert l. PSls. well known angle
during she tiShtnS season. turns -
attention 10 huating when ne
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