The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

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r,IOyER FISHING CLUBS ANNUAL MEETING IN
nm n COURTHOUSE. WORD COMES THAT A FEW SUR
an1rES WILL BE IN STORE. BE THERE AND BRING
p ,nTeP DOLLAR O THIS YEARS
CARD. STRANGE RIFT r.,r
Fishing is a funny business and it gets even funnier about this
tint m 4 o i ice in the northlands, and enjoy the sport in the Southeastern
North mis- t4 area. as ali local fishermen know, is the only spot along the
Atlantic coast where one f gIsH fnSSy p PA sPSrt on a year round basis.
Today again a group OF servicemen will fish from the Atlantic
We ~ the same token Johnny Mercer, amiable proprietor of the
u1 tells us that the trout are starting to come in. Il it is a nice
!. Why not JOIN l = - '' No r ~ ~ % ''"s : me S'SS'A''S
r,. following is not a plug for Florida fishing but it does show
va1 n ID Jones caught a sailfsh the other day at Miami Beach.
S Sna hardly wait to tell his friend and partner about the great
went He d didn't have onsr to; ne for m the nu pniasa Of up his his a soIR ss1ep dfSss
. sd = moment later was talking to his partner, not only about fish,
s Mp so about important business transactions.
This , Soa ca cali from Miami Beach to his hometown: The $50 .Ssoo
: land p no radio i" link charge from the Gulf Stream to Miami Beach.
s"ss ssn ' Tslephone service is not new. 1t was used just prior to the
war war o. Mann smI Beach docks. All radiomarine equipment on civilian
snsa boats a s'seSen. was " sv ssi1sd d four oTa hostinti svsrS Saa it Isl is only
'N Today most szeable fishing boats are connected with land by
naotslsph ;sss1ss b range tss o Sspsndins entirely on the size Of the
"" The owner buys his equipment aia.a and f obtains ms, from tSn the Federal
Equipment and for the operator and call letters for his set. He has
S@ Hs II local telephone office is notified. When he has given the
office information as to his port + for home sans c calls as;. his h il es lie, letters ss,u the he
,sM h he is then ION the air" If he wishes, he may have a selective
home oS or WISE he is notified of the times twice daily when the Marine
o,rstr on the nearest long distance switchboard will broadcast
S snssr conditions supplied by the U. s. Coast Guard. He will then
*s met someone on his boat is listening at these hours.
!" The days when a man went to sea for a quiet day or two of
fishing and was virtually cut off from the world Of civilization are
. over Now he can conduct his fishing and his business at the same
Time His family is only as far away as his telephone instrument
md The range of his radio transmiter. So, when his catch includes
edible fish, he can always ring up his wife and notify her to have
We grease A" MEMO TO THE EDITOR
Fish like any other animal must have their day. And tomor-
row" "T Jack c gT row' Of IS th eI boya from On Il the Marine - Corps corp down to the e. sea- as
: lre for a wee bit of fishing: The leathernecks are planning on
Il can rsmsmb be- e one evening We n ming viii d e. a bit bit Of spear Es ifs fishing az
starts o. its downward journey that T. with trusty spear in hand
went out OF the banks Of the j etty: shaft about. .x t.+ ~. with
point much like those on a gig. A rope is then attached to the
'~' II selected a spot where a school of mullets were swimming about
and threw them a handful of bread crumbs to keep them punched
pose was to Keep the small fish together to attract a larger fish.
,o, r1hs e. " S% G T' IN VERY tSe ci imms sH 4 s :. sur gounda gs L er q s M tpe
spear sho+ 9 atcr. and holding it shoulder high, I waited for a fish
" come w. 4 striking distance. . t. .' w.
"ptc MY tie nlullet started to scurry toward the rocks which
lined the ban.e. 1 then knew a "big one" was in the vicinity.
With nuces tense. I posed for the kill; I wanted to hit the
fish behind the gls s. that the point would not pull loose. The best
| place to spear a fish is in the tail where there Is no soft flesh sc
II not to allow the point to pull through.
"1 caught sight Of the fish when 1t was about six feet from shore
and waited until it became parallel with me, then I lunged forward
and aimed the spear straight for the tail: With amazing speed the fish
headed for deep water only to be jerked back by my rope.
you probably have heard many a tall fish story, but I can
Thhnhy say, that the fish was at least three feet long. AS anyone
who has ever been to Florida, knows, they grow them "big" down
there"
CARLTON RHODES.
The March Of Dimes drive is beginning to bog somewhat like
nett that has filled with debris. FDR, the man responsible for the
work among polio victims was a great fisherman. In his memory
the fishermen of this area should drop their dimes and dollars into
The poi.
Fish Lines has a can sitting IN the desk and if you fishermen
SN TO add to the collection already in same just stop into the office
body.