Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23

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1941-1942 season with total of
614,106. Michigan was first with
BAG, 1863 and Pennsylvania second
with 687,173 Unless something
d finite comes through from the
OPA on ammunition allotments
these totals will be drastically cut
this season.
ARMY FISHING
Out in New Guinea a recent fish
ing expedition headed by an army
co poral left rods, lines and reels
at camp and sailed forth with two
hand grenades. The boys padded
into large school of kingfish and
tossed one of the grenades into
the midst of the finny tribe. Boom!
Fish and salt water went skyward
and the boys started to let out
series of whoops, dove in after the
fish. and were busy gathering in
the stunned fish until they had
loaded the canoes with an esti-
mated $500 fish, some weighing
as high as five pounds. After re-
serving the part of their catch
they wanted for themselves they
went inland among the natives,
bartering TIE remainder for fresh
fruits and vegetables.
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Heavy rains of the spring and
early summer have left the waters
of Lake Erie and the bay regions
as much as four feet higher than
last year. The recent break in the
wall at Reno Beach and in the Bay
Shore area resulted in heavy dam
age because of this and a strong
northeastern wind.
One of our "ardent brother an
glers" remarked the other day on
his return from weekend on
Sandusky Bay that he had a real
fishing set-up now. He said he
could reach into the iceboX (won-
der why?) with one hand and pull
| in his catch with the other. Next
step was cleaning the fish and
putting them in a skillet on the
stove all without any extra steps.
RABBIT FEVER
Hunters next fall will not need
to be so much concerned with
tuleramia or rabbit fever as the
wildlife scientists have come up
with a statement throwing light on
the principal cause of the disease.
Investigation has disclosed that
the disease is prevalent only
among the Dummies killed in the
autumn before the frost and cool
weather have come and chased
away the ticks that nest in the fur
of the rabbits.
The rabbit season will open late
again this fall, on November 10,
and close on January IL, allowing
10 extra hunting days. This, the
scientists say, should go a long
ways toward eliminating the
dreaded disease by letting Mother
Nature kill off the cause in the
beginning.
Anyone who took pictures at the
recent outing of the Toledo area
sportsmen's clubs for the teen
aged boys and girls should get in
touch with George Smelzinger,
Garfield 9687. Many of the young
sters who were deprived of their
fishing contest through reported
contamination of the pond enjoyed
various contests and games. These
young folks posed for several pho
tographers and are desirous of OBJ
tanning copies of their likenesses.
SPINNERS
Spinners are so simple in their
construction that to many anglers
they are all alike. This lure has
just as much scientific fisherman
talk" in its bright or dull finish as
any of the most expensive rods,
lines or reels. A good spinner
should rotate when pulled slowly
through the water. Any others
should be discarded as surplus
equipment in the kit. Most anglers
use the bright finishes in cloudy
water and dark weather and the
dull finishes on sunny days and
with clear water.