The Washington times., 1930-08-15
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BLUES STAGE.
THRILLING
BATTLES
By GINO SINH

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By GINO SINH
There are fishermen and an
glers and the two are distinctly
different and as unlike as a cater
pillar and a butterfly, particularly
appropriate simile.
The fisherman is a chap who
sets out for fishing grounds with
the sole intention Of waylaying
and capturing as many members
of the finny tribe as possible in
q very short time. Quantity is
h.,5 aim. Therefore, he equipS
himself with the strongest tackles
available which assures him what
ever strikes his line, and hies
himself to the land of plenty.
Not so the angler. He wants
the sport, the fighter, the fish
which can give him thrills galore.
The fish he can describe to his
friends as a brute" who gave
him the battle of his life, before
he finally subdued him. He equips
himself with a rod and line light
enough to make landing the par
ticular specie he wants matter
of skill and ingenuity.
Always when an angler goes
forth in the pursuit of his happi-
ness it is with the feeling that he
will pit his brains against all the
trickery and aggressiveness of the
finsters, and that his intended
victims will be given a halfway
chance of getting away.
The anglers face beams if
he comes in with only one
fish, providing the water in
habitant has given him a stiff
argument, whereas the fisher
man is not happy unless he
returns with a large aSSOrt-
ment of the scaIy beauties.
Both have their fun, and both
look aSkance on each others
methods and views. The business
like fisherman thinks the angler
foolish for wasting so much time,
while the esthetic angler feels
that the. fisherman is boorish.
Both have eloquent arguments
in favor of their particular
methods and prospective re-
cruits to either branch can join
without making excuse to any
man.
Tilghman's Island is still the
fishing magnet for Washing
tonians.
John w. Hurley, the Oldest
angler in the District, and two
friends, w. c. Hanson and j. A.
Augusterfer, the latter out on his
first real fishing trip, spent the
early part of the week there.
The three went out with Capt.
Herman H. Harrison, and returned
the first day with nearly barrel
of assorted hardheadS and trout,
including seven blues. The trout
averaged between and AZ
pounds. The next day they came
back with half barrel of the same
kind. In the last catch there was
a mammoth pounds 6 ounces
trout, the biggest caught in those
waters this season. No channel
bass were seen.
These two trips furnished many
thrills. While Hanson was haul
ing out a spot, giant blue-fiSh
1eaped out of the water and bit it
in half. A blue-fiSh struck Angus
terriers line just as they were pre-
pairing to go in, and merry bat
tie waged for some 20 minutes,
before he was pulled in.
''It stood almost straight out
Of the water" beamed Hurley,
in describing the catch, "and
shook its head like wet dog
trying to diSlOdge the hook.
1t would run for a short dis
tance, jump out and shake its
head, run another short dis
tance and repeat the perform
ance. 1t was q thrilling spec
taCle.
"TO catch anything you must
go out around half-paSt four,
after ebb time, where you can
hook plenty until dark. Be
fore that time you have to
troll troll and you can't get much
"It's a wonderful place." con-
tinued the Old-timer. "Ac.
COmmOdatiOns are great and
the people there treat you fine.
Prices are moderate in every
way, and the bOatmen are as
anxious as you to have you
catch fish and plenty of them"
Prices charged for accommoda-
tions and boats at some resorts
have soured many fishermen, &C.
cording to various reports re-
celved by this department, and
this may account in no small
way for the sudden popularity of
Tilghman'S Island.
George Mason landed a S.
pound skate off Piney Point last
week, after more than an hours
grim battle. He described the
catch as the biggest thrill of his
life.
Roy DeNeil went out at Seaside
and returned with a beautiful
mess Of blues. Major Robert
Hitch also had a big catch at
Seaside. Catches of big, hard
fighting blues are reported all
along this section. Reports have
come in from Calvert Beach,
Herring Bay, Dares Beach. Cedar
hurst.
Sam Scogna and Herbie Cohen
had a great catch of crabs off
Galesville. They got rs big brutes