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Show Angling Mg bq old Hi Wh'en" the water is moderately cool, after a good rainfall or during dur-ing the full moon period, you can have some really exciting sport in casting or trolling for northern pike. Under the conditions, and when goaded by hunger, these fish show plenty of spirit and can give you a tough tussle before quitting. Just flutter an attractive lure in front of their beady eyes, in early morning or evening, and it won't be long before . a pike attacks. at-tacks. One of the best spoons which Old Hi has used is the Red Flash Wobbler, and its success seems to hold over much of the northern pike domain. The June Bug Spinner is another an-other top pike taker, of course, but in many instances the secret of gaining consistent results with this lure and other single-hook single-hook spoons and spinners is to attach a whole four or five inch yellow perch, or the tail of shiner. A live perch should be used when possible, and in some cases old Hi has known it to be the only means of getting the pike to strike. Other fine artificial baits for both pike and pickerel include the old stand-by fluted spoons (red on one side and nickel on the other) with feathered hooks, double nickel nic-kel with cork rind strip, the pearl kidney spoon baits with feathered hooks, and the new Minnow Pike Spoon. As pointed out in Old Hi's booklet book-let "Fishing For the Millions," a moderate trolling rate, with an easy forward and backward movement move-ment of the line, helps to give the lure a natural appearance. But you have to get your tempter down to the level at which the pike are feeding and as close to their log, stump, lily and weed homesites as you can without becoming be-coming entangled. For some bed-rock hints on angling ang-ling for huge northern, pkie, send for your free copy of the booklet mentioned above, for the chapter on "Calling All Pike" will help you to enjoy more action and sport I with these fish. Just drop a penny postcard request to Old Hi, in care of this newspaper, and a copy will go forward to you. |