The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-13
Let's Go Fishing
MARKSMEN TO
COMPETE FOR
STATE HONORS
Annual Rifle and Pistol
Shoot Starts Saturday
at Frankfort.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Fishing Editor

The annual outdoor rife and pis-
toI competition @: he Indiana ma
tionaI guard and the Indiana State
Rife Association viii be held on the
state rife range near Frankfort,
Ind. Sept. 16 and u. Arrangements
have been made with the National
Rife Association whereby certain Of
its matches viii be held in coniunc-
ton with the Indiana meet
Gold. silver. and bronze medals
will be awarded winners Of first,
second. and third places in all meets
conducted by the national asSocla-
ton through the Indiana body.
However. the national trophy and
national championship medals viii
be awarded in the state and regional
meets throughout the United States
after the scores are checked. The
government has a limited amount Of
.30-caliber ammunition which Will
be given 10 entrants, but no As cali
Der is available. Entrants in the
pistol matches also are requested to
bring their ammunition
II It can be arranged, tentage for
entrants VIII be available at the
range. All entrants must arrive at
the range Friday night, Sept. IS. II
you wish 10 sleep at the range, it
would be- advisable 10 bring your
own blankets. Competitors are al
lowed 10 shoot on only one team;
that is. no competitor viii be al
lowed 10 fire on a military team IN
one match. and a civilian team in
the same or other matches.
Competitors are required to score
for each other any one refusing to
agree to this rule viii not be per
mitted 10 compete. The matches
scheduled are the civilian club and
company match, regimental team
match. Governors match, state
championship, tyro match. and
pistol matches.
The indianapolis Rife and Pistol
Club has an excellent chance TO cop
its share Of the laurels. as the week
Iy shoots have been we'll attended
and some fine scores posted
The news finally leaked through
from Barbee lake. where Walt Roed-
er has been spending his vacation.
The big ones are not hitting. but
last Saturday Walt and Stan
Morgan came in with ten that
averaged around IL pounds. Charlie
ridden joined the party Sunday
and that made 1t very sOciable, each
angler taking one bass.
ROeder went back after big one
late Sunday. and had the good for
tune to get the strike. but he lost
him. Just as the bass made the
break that was successful, George
Hargitt arrived and ROeder, looking
for sympathy. exclaimed, well.
George. I certainly lost a beauty.
Things were 10 better fast when
Hargitt stated that he should lose
him. for trying TO horse him in.
After that wise crack, Hargitt did
not take a chance with the bass, but
played around with the blue gills,
and landed fifteen standards.
Ed Miller and his wife Will be at
Barbee lake Saturday and Sunday.
which is a tip for Roeder to duck
before he arrives, as Hargitt has
seen Ed, and added 10 the story.
The never-ending argument
among bass fishermen as to which
is the gamest, the large or small
mouth. has a fairly good answer in
the tackle used. The angler out
after the large-mouth usually car
ries an assortment of plugs. with
two or more sets of gang hooks,
and a few spinners. to which is at
tached at least one set OF gang
hooks.
Naturally, a Iarga-mOuth battler
loses some of his desire to fight
when he clamps down on such an
assortment of hardware. The angler
looking for the sman-mOuth bass
uses the one-hOOk lures or bass bugs
on a fly rod
This leaves Mr.. Bass comparative
" free for those stirring leaps that
give the boys their greatest thrills.
The small-mOuth bass does hold
slight edge. however, as ne is found
in running spring water. while the
large-mOuth prefers sluggish streams
and springfield lakes. Given half
a chance. however. the large-mOuth
bass can put up a real battle.
Another argument always is
waged as to the relative merits Of
a bamboo against a steel casting
rod. The newer type of steel rod
has many friends. and is making
more each day. This is especially
true Of the professional true tenn
per. one OF the lghtest steel rods
on the market today.
A personal experience that was
rather odd gives the steel rod the
edge by a wide margin. Two weeks
ago last Sunday Walter Jones was
casting a bamboo at RaccOon creek,
and on his first strike. the rod
broke. We did not think so much
about that. but when Stan Morgan
broke his bamboo while landing
twelve-inch bass at Barbee lake.
Labor day. We made up our mind
10 play along with the true temper.
that landed a three pound twelve
ounce small mouth. and 3 2i2 pound