The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
erFishing Club
F0resees Excellent Year
Club Has Grown To Be The
Largest In U. S.; Seeks
1000 Members

Will -
winter. fishermen of this section
are predicting fishing along this
section of the Atlantic coast will
be better during the 1910 season
than in any year in the past five
And with this prediction the Ne"
Hanover Fishing club is looking
forward to it's greatest S
Largest In Nation
Already the club has grown to
the largest fishing club in America
with $50 members in 1899 and TINS
year is shooting for a record OF
more than 1000 members.
During the past years the club
has given Wilmington a tremendous
amount of excellent publicity
through newspapers and radios all
over the country.
The club is composed of mem
bers all over the United States and
has two members in Greece: Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Keels, brother and
sister-in-law of a past president OF
the club.
Fishermen over the state as a
whole and at many points outside
of the state have Won prizes Of
fered by the club and weekly In
quiries are received by the club
from all over the nation relative to
the club and the fishing grounds
around this section.
Each year more and more fisher
men are driving to the local beaches
to enjoy the fishing and with many
of them joining the club, the or
ganization has grown strong in
membership and in finances.
Legislative Work
Through its saltwater legislation
committee, of which George Roun'
tree, Jr., is chairman, the club has
secured protection on rock in all
waters of New Hanover county and
a new regulation made by the de-
partment of conservation and de.
velopment makes it unlawful to
catch rock or striped bass in any
waters in New Hanover county
with nets. 1t also mikes illegal the
selling or marketing of rock or
striped bass in New Hanover coun-
ty and the seining of channel bass
weighing more than 20 pounds
along the coast of New Hanover
county or in the inlets or sounds
of the county. Since this is al
ready a law in many Of the coastal
states, it is the hope Of the fishing
club that it may soon be adopted as
a federal regulation.
The New Hanover Fishing club is
one that every citizen of the county
should prize, as it is doing a fine
piece Of work for the county and
has a full membership of sportsmen
who believe in their county as a
fishing paradise for real anglers.
The club has done much in pro
noting Gulf stream fishing in this
section -. a type of fishing which
is growing rapidly in favor and is
attracting attention of anglers all
e the nation.
The club is now finding there is
a need for boats especially suited te
carry fishermen to the Gulf stream,
such as are found in great mum
BEES in Florida and in smaller mum
bers around Morehead City. Reports
are received that Hulan Watts, OF
Southport, has purchased a rather
large boat for this type Of work
and Capt. Bob Roberts is already op.
Grating such a craft with consider.
able success.
Bigger Prizes
Looking forward to an unusually
fine year of fishing, the club is
planning to have a larger and bet
ter prize list for 1910 than has
ever been offered before.
The board of directors of the club
has been busy recently completing
plans for the 1910 season. It dis
regarded a suggestion brought uI
at the annual meeting regarding q
limit on weights of drum and blue
fish, leaving the entry list open tt
any weight fish. The board also
decided that since prizes are of
fered during the winter months
from December, 1910, through Feb
ruary, 1941, that all tickets sold fol
the 1910 season will be goo6
through Jan. 81, 1871. The boar6
has also voted that monthly prize.
will continue the same as last veal
unless the contest committee is able
to add extra prizes in all months
equally.
Other suggestions will be consid
cred by the board when it meet
tomorrow night.
The usual February season en-
tries promise to be good this yea:
and the special March prizes will
J., announced shortly.
Expresses Appreciation
The club yesterday expressed it
appreciation to George Hutaff VIII
has again offered 800 for the mem
Der who catches a channel bass il
the club zones weighing more thal
81 pounds. Mr.. Hutaff holds tn
club record with a 54-pound cate
and is anxiously waiting for some
one to break that record so he cal
go fishing again. He says he doe
not want to break his own recor
An Interesting Hobby!