The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-12
Let's Go Fishing
CITY FISHERMAN
Gets LIMIT OF
BASS AT RIVER
Walt Jones Lands Quota in
Less Than Two Hours;
New Lure Used.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Fishing Editor

Walt Jones finally came to life
again and landed his limit of bass
in less than two hours. Jones is
willing to tell the world that he
caught them on little Blue river,
but when it comes to telling the
spot-thats out. The fish averaged
about one and three quarter pounds
and they certainly were nice
looking string The new Jacks dual
spinner was the lure used, and now
Jones swears by this popular bait.
A letter from Ed Shortridge, who
keeps his place on Mill Greek at
owen park open the year around,
tells us that the stream is in fine
shape, and the big crappie are
hitting. Howard Denney, Green
castle, took his limit Sunday and
the letter explains that they were
big ones. Other anglers also took
home some fine strings. The bass
also were hitting but Shortridge
apologies for them as they were
mere "minnows" fifteen inches long.
Old grandma, and grandpa, two
monster bass that delight in tearing
up your plugs and lines down in
the west end of this stretch of
water, are due to cut loose and
Shortridge wants the writer to come
down and take whirl at them. If
the weather stays favorable Bill
Hurley, Walt Jones, Jack Vending
and the writer will be down at this
spot over the weekend trying FOR
those babies with some of Jacks
spinners and if they are in mood
to strike, you can gamble that some
of them will reach the Stringer.
Detective Chief Fred Simon re-
fuses to concede any laurels to his
son Phil, and they are going down to
Worthington, where Captain Smith
has his lake stocked with big bass
that he brought from Reelfoot lake
to cross with the Indiana battler.
The last thing Phil told us before
leaving the phone was that he and
his dad were coming back with some
real prize winners, and he also left
the impression that his dad would
have to go some if he wanted to be
declared the winner in their friend
ly contest.
Garry Winders and his brother
Lee also are thinking of trip to
Owen park, for they know that the
big ones are there. Garry lost a
few that he was unable to handle,
while Lee holds a grudge against
that big one that broke his line.
These boys also know that Mr..
Shortridge has sixty cords of fire.
wood to keep them warm when they
are not out in the stream.
Charlie Brockman now is being
called the "Vulger Boatman" by
Winders and Joe Waite and the rea-
son for this is their recent trip en-
the Tippecanoe river, near Buffalo.
Brockman was at the oars when he
fouled one of them and tipped the
boat. They recovered their balance
before the boat completely turned
over, but the same result was OBJ
tanned as the boat was better than
two-thirds full and the anglers
After listening to this story, it is
hard to believe that "Vulger Boat
man" is all that they called him.
With the frost on, Bob Reagan
and Rhiney Rowe have decided the
time is ripe for killing on Shafer
lake at Franks lodge, and they are
leaving for that spot Friday This
trip has met with several postpone
ments as Reagan insists that he
wants everything just right, before
trying for his winters supply of
the f1nny tribe. Bob knows this
lake about as well as the next one
and the fact that they are going
this weekend should be tip enough
for you anglers who were thinking
about it.
After so long a time We finally
went fishing again with Fish Mar
ket Johnny Beam. This angler and
his brother Nels ride each other
whenever one or the other makes
fishing trip and returns empty
handed and thereby hangs the story
of the fish market catch. John
and the writer took a trip down by
Edinburg and when we arrived the
water was impossible for fishing as
a big storm had muddled things up
in grand style Coming back Beam
remarked that a story about the
water would not keep Nels off him
and that he would take home mess
if he had to buy them. And that is
exactly what he did, but this method
failed when Nels looked at the eyes
and told him that if he caught them