The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-04
Let's Go Fishing
BASS FISHING
is REAL SPORT
FOR ANGLERS
Casting Becomes Favorlte
PaStime at Indiana
Lakes, Rivers.
BY LEFTY LEE
Hines Fishing Editor

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Whatever reasons or excuses are
given for going fishing the real
reason is that it is good fun. Re
Rard!ess Of the kind Of angler one
might be any whether he uses live
bait, artificial casting or fly casting
the fact remains that bass fishing
easily takes the top rank. There
are many times that the angler gets
out the old can Of worms and hunts
the popular blue gill but, in the ma
jority Of cases, he is merely doing
this to kill time until he figures it
is time for the bass to start striking.
OF course, there are some anglers
who do not go out until they think
it is bass time and all of their fish
ing is devoted to this species of
game beauties. But if you ever have
flshed the lake region Of this state
you will have noticed many boats
leave the blue gill beds about 4:30
in the evening and pull for the
shoreline or blind islands, and the
occupants start casting. With the
coming Of the level wind reel, many
fishermen, who were unable or not
willing to secure the practice
needed for the art of casting, this
form Of going after the willy bass
has become the most popular
Thousands Of fairly good casters
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state each week. Some of the boys
still stick to and swear by the live
minnow bait fishing and some use
the fly rod almost exclusively, but
by far the major portion are addicts
of the bait rod casting method. Bass
time now is approaching in Indiana
and, with the possible exception of
the crappie, this fish will be hunted
more than any other until the ice
comes.
The bait casters outfit should be
simple, the rod, tackle box, and the
means of landing fish, either
gaff hook or landing net, the reel,
line, and few bats, and the angler
10 oil OCD 1OA bAlC spun W.
or three casting flies, a couple of
surface bats and a like number of
bats that work under water should
be ample OF course, one should
carry an extra line and repair kit
in the tackle box as it is possible
you will get hold on that big one
that plays havoc with your rod and
line before he gets away. Having
the extra line and the means of re-
pairing the damage at hand may
save you hours of fishing time just
when the fish are striking.
It just has been a short while
since this column told you that Vern
r was the champion when it
ca-.e to bringing back the channel
cat fish. You can imagine the shock
it was when we we're in the Shirley
Brothers chapel Tuesday, and
learned that the services being con-
Quoted were for Mr. Reed, the for
mer champ. Mr.. Reed had a host
of friends among the fishermen of
the city and state and they GER
tainly will miss his hearty voice and
that everyready smile, that was on
tap even in a rainstorm when the
fish were not biting.
One of the greatest private collec-
lions of fishing tackle in the city is
in the possession of Emil de Luse of
the Em-Roe Company. For the last
thirty years this lad has been add
ing to his assortment and, at the
present time has enough reels, rods,
flies, homemade bats, and other
fishing gadgetS in his collection to
keep you interested for hours Just
looking it over.
Hey, hey. you bass fishermen,
doesn't any one ever catch a large
mouth bass? All of the entries in
The Times bass contest to date are
OF the Small-mouth family. We
also have the same medals to pre-
sent for the winners with large
mouth bass, so start turning in this
species, or has the small-mouth bass
received so much blowing up that
you are now CHASING the large
mouth with the catfish and carp?
Don't forget the contest closes Nov.
l, so be sure and get your entry in
by that time.
OF course, the state and other
championships are finished now, but
the members of the INDIANAPOLIS
Rifle and Pistol Club still hold their
meetings each Friday night at the
club range, in the basement of Tom
linSon hall. If you are interested.
you are invited to take in these
shoots. and we will tell you now.
that the boys are good. There are
no admission charges.
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