| Show I I INDIANS GIG BIG FISH J I Spurn the Vet of Rod and Reel But Land Some Great BASS and Catfish Tho mountain streams of Indian territory which abound In gnmo fish principally black bass have been as clear as crystal of late nnd tho Indiana have been having great sport gigging thorn In a mountain stream In tho territory terri-tory when tho water Is clear the bottom bot-tom can be seen through six foot of wator and this makes gigging a great sport for tho Indians They aro exports ex-ports with tho cnndt and tho gig and spurn tho finest fishing tackle In tin way ot rod and reel as It Is too slow sport for thorn It Is Interesting to watch a couple of Indiana gig fish With the long slender slen-der reed tipped and barbed with stool ono Indian leans over tho prow of the cnnoo while tho other with his pnddlo gently and noiselessly lots the canoe glide up to the big rocks and around logs In deep wator where tho bass and catfish Ho Tho Indian carries his gIg uplifted and ready to strike at any tlmoWith With his face not six Inches above the water his keen eyes scan tho bottom bot-tom and he will locate a bass or catfish I cat-fish lying partly under a rock or log that would never bo seen by the avor ago fisherman Tho stroke of the dexterous dex-terous arm is like lightning and In a flash the fish Is speared through and lifted In the boat There Is no struggling to land him no excitement of winding In the line for tho Indian hunts for game and not for sport An Indian seldom misses hU fish when ho throws the gig And bin motion mo-tion Is so perfect and his balance so even that there Is scarcely a tremor In the boat while the amateur Is moro likely to not only miss Ids fish two feet but stand on his bond In the water wa-ter besides |
