The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-26
Let's Go Fishing
BASS MEDALS
ON DISPLAY AT
EM-ROE STORE
Walter Jones Is Donator of
Awards; Contest to
End Nov. |.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Fishing Editor

goods houses of the city were not
going to offer prizes for the big ones
that the anglers took during the sea-
son, he decided to come forward,
and offer a prize in the form Of
medals. AS bass were his special
hobby, this was the fish that had to
be taken to win one of these medals.
This column was approached, and
told that if we would sponsor such a
contest Jones would donate the
awards The final decision was to
go ahead with the contest and six
medals were cast. Two are in gold,
two silver and two bronze, and they
will be awarded for the first three in
both the large and small mouth
classes. The medals are now on dis
play at the Em-Roe store, and if you
drop in to see them We feel sure
that you will start out after that
big one at once.
There are no restrictions as to the
kind of water the fish are taken
from, with the exception. that they
must be caught in an Indiana fish
ing hole. The rules to enter also
are easy. Bring your entry to The
Times, have it weighed and regis
tered, which will require about five
minutes, and if your fish is among
the first three when Nov. 1 arrives
you will be presented with the medal
that also will give the size, weight,
where taken, when taken and your
name on the reverse side of this
handsome award. Only five more
weeks to go on this contest, so get
that big one soon.
Fish that make their homes in
Lakes Shafer and Freeman finally
decided it was time to start biting.
Fishermen who spent the weekend
at these two lakes certainly had the
time of their Iifes, as the fish were
biting fast and furious. The silver
bass were hitting faster than any
other kind, but the black bass and
crappie also were doing pretty good.
If reports are correct and you were
fishing at one of these lakes and
did not return with the bacon, the
fault must have been with you, as
limit after limit catch was the order
of the day rather than the excep-
ton.
Here is a card that brings men,
cries and regrets. The memories
are the dandy lakes that formerly
provided us with real sport in this
country, and the regrets are that
we can not follow the writer's wishes
in his last lines. But you read it.
The card is from Perez Henry in
Michigan and reads as follows:
Hello, Lefty: Fish are biting fine
here in Michigan and I have taken
some real bass and northern pike.
On my first trip out, I took a four
pound small-mouth bass and ten
pound northern pike. Wish you
were here with me to enjoy some of
the battles I have had with the big
boys" And here we sit back home
in Indiana-just wishing.
The Jack Vending Bait Company
now is reality, and is doing bust
ness at 210 South Pennsylvania
street. This bait has proved one of
the most effective on the market to-
day, and the newer model with the
dual spinner is certainly beauty.
On a recent trip along White
river Ollie Baus, who conducts the
I'm the Big Outdoor" column in the
Star, and his companion, DR.. Mel
man, tell of a limit and over catch
with the Jacks casting fly dual
spinner. 1t seems that DR.. Neiman
had Baus down, twelve to eight,
when he hit q rifle that held all
the bass, as he tied the score in his
next four casts.
John Rusie evolved novel and
effective bait to take the bass with
on one of his trips to Manitou. The
fish would not strike the lures he
had to offer, so he used a worm bait
and caught a bluegill. After kill
ing this fish he skinned it down,
cut it to the shape he desired, at
tached it to a spinner and started to
cast The reward was almost in
Simultaneous, as he had number one
in very short time When the
second one struck, the cast was
made within five feet OF another
boat and the anglers in this boat,
unable to get any strikes, asked
Rusie what kind of bait he was
using. Rusie is quick on the trigger
and he called back, "a Spanish
bait" Asked if they could buy one
at the lake, he told them, mo, but
the lake is full Of it,
Cecil Flynn was to meet Walter
Jones and the writer at an unheard
Of hour Sunday and go fishing.
When the time arrived Flynn was
not to be seen, and they finally de-
cided that he decided that sleep
was worth more than all the fish in
the river. Or, didn't the alarm
ring, Cecil?
Gone, but Not Forgotten
Automobile reported to the police as
Harry Lawson Jr, -shelbyville, Ind, Olds-
mobile coach, 260-263. from Shelbyville,
Robert F. Campbell. 1860 South Rich