The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
HOBBY RIDING
WITH
MAX CHAMBERS
FISHING

"All men are equal before fishes. :"
That's what makes fishing so fasci-
mating. 1t calls all from boy 10
banker, printer to President and it's
not who you are but the kind of
"baccer juice" you put on your bait.
Fising is the worlds easiest hobby
and best relaxer. The happiest
American picture is probably that of
| the summertime boy-ragged straw
hat, patched breeches, tin can and
pole. You've seen him. You've no
doubt been that boy. l have.
If you want to ease out from under
your troubles try shaded gatehole
where you can watch the cork bob,
see a bass or pike dart after the fly,
grab it and cut a flutter! Or try
you luck in the open Bay where
you'll feel a yank on the line, and
hear the reel sing as "Wampus"
far down below decides to go places
with your bait and hook. No other
sparetime activity within the reach
of every man proffers such mystery
and pleasure. Fishing gets under
your hide and if you stay away from
it too long your fingers begin to
twitter, your feet begin to tingle,
and something tells you it's time to
cast line!
No place in America offers more
opportunities to the playtime fisher
man than the Chesapeake Bay Coun-
try and the Delmarvia Peninsula.
Fresh water, salt water, deep water,
or shallow pond, you may have your
choice and you can fish with ten
cent" line or a $500 profit. You
can actually get a good reel for $275
and rod for SIS; but you'll babe
just as much fun and probably catch
just as many fish with a fifty cent
hand line. Zane Grey, the worlds
champion fisherman, has spent
thousands of dollars on his fishing
hobby.
Old prints show Captain John
Smith with the first catch by white
man in the new world and almost
every one knows that the intervening
three hundred years have not dimin-
ished the supply. President Roose-
welt often spends weekend in this
"Fishermen's Paradise" as the
Chesapeake Bay is Familiarity known
to thousands.
Every angler fishes for the day
when he'll catch the 'big one" Just
year ago-May 25-I caught my
"big one," So pound Black Drum.
Oh, boy, what thrill l hope you
catch yours this summer.
There are more angling enthusiasts
to the square mile on the peninsula
than any other place in the world.
1t is impossible to name all oil them
but here are few: J. Lee Convey,
Preston; A. F. Britain, Sr, Federals-
burg; DR.. j. B. Davis, Denton;
Tom" c. Cover, Easton; Albert
Disharoon, Salisbury; Harry Burkins,
Rising Sun; VIM. j. Stenger, Ches-
tertown; Howard Purse, Levi War
rington, and Jim Phillips of Seaford.
This year will see many more added
to the already long list, among them
large number of women who are
becoming interested in the enchant-
| ing art.
While the biggest tall stories are
attributed to anglers, and every fish
has tendency to keep on growing.
angling is the most honest, ingeni-
Gus, quietest, and most harmless of
all pastimes.
The recently organized Chesapeake
Bay Fishing Fair is planning to have
an unusual angling program in this
section and to tell the world" about
this Anglers Paradise" Prizes
will be offered every month and on
the Final Fishing Fair Day, giant
trophy will be awarded for the larg-
est fish caught. Are you a member
of the Fishing Fair Association,
(Easton, Md that is boosting the
Eastern Shore?
There's nothing new about the
Fishing Hobby. Since creation men
and boys have found fishing most