| Show Y e JACK STRAWS r I By Bya Jack Schroeder r a J w Editors Editor's tors n note te Jack Jack Schroeder Telegram sports writer r j. j rationing in m the midwest Obviously he is IS rather proud accomplishments so here hero is column his s 's fishing a about f r on the e old Mississippi gling g gOP PORT FORT T MADISON Ia la May 25 Hardly 5 Hardly anything can aph ap- ap Ch h th the e simple majesty of springtime along the Mississippi c I The he big crick doesn't hold hold all the fishing pa paradises iodises of midwest West but there arc cert certain spots that are arc still pretty M I S We re went to one of these old holes the other day day day-a a JJ e we se seIt used to fish as kids quite a few years ago U It t was windy and the waves were pretty stiff but the fish biting blUng and that's all that matters when we take rod and andin re rein in m hand After a few attempts with the rod and reel we sided ded sd to try some of the old bamboo poles with regular lines The Get Two Free Meals The bag was good We Ve caught seven carp that were better I i average size and the prize of the day was a big catfish than enough for the Schroeder for t was as more family two Js 0 It t was sort of a baffling fish From outward appearances looked like a 3 flathead or a blue cat But neither fish came K 00 dose close to the description Some Sonic of the veterans along the gy told us that it was a Fulton catfish catfish catfish-a a variety being lately by pole and line fishermen ht But It really seemed like a game fish right from the start first t instance it tugged little more than a big carp We Ve were ft about to pull it to land when the monster decided to toa feus ts a run for our mone money It took off out to the vast expanse the Mississippi and stayed there while we braced for ensuing fight i t Now Hes He's Breaking Poles The pole gave way in the middle and we had to use about 1 feet eft of bamboo to hang on the rest of the time Actually pure luck with the type of equipment we were using to tod d 3 it il However it had swallowed the hook and wasn't able break the line so sove we ve were assured of catfish for dinner This Ibis was one of the best fish we have ever eyer caught in the and we sat at around for an hour or so with no more c rearing their ugly heads for bait From then on it itt ita t a matter of pulling in carp with a couple of bothersome if h breaking a couple more poles and sawing into a few rt re lines I The fishing is still pretty good on the Mississippi even evenI I told that haul little unusual Some- Some Kh h we were wee our was a KS its it's necessary to wait quite a time to catch some But Butare ej are usually worth waiting g for And this Fulton catfish turned out to be a rather tasty dish Clayt Wilkinson Now a Father 1 Clayton fl V Wilkinson lkinson former Utah university and University of i basketball player is now more busy than ever with the prance ranee of Clayton Jr Wilkinson a student in dentistry at Iowa became a father t October Herb Wilkinson Wilkins n younger brother of Clayt and one of Iowa's ne e great is taking graduate work at the Hawkeye 1 I in dentistry The Western conference can again be called caned the tIte Big Dig Ten the formal acceptance of Michigan l State as a member of 1 athletic group However its it's certain that the Spartans wont won't be able to pate in football in the midwest conference until 1953 beof beof beof be- be of the fact that schedules have been drawn up among i present nine schools until that date Its It's probable that Michigan State may participate in cross- cross try Etry competition in the fall of 1950 and take part in baskets basket- basket s t ud and baseball in 1951 But the Spartans are officially a member of the conference I till ibe be allowed to vote on conference legislation from now on 1 |
