| Show INDIANS GIG BIG FISH spurn the use uie of nod hod and reel keel bat lead some great ba baem md and catfish the mountain streams ot of indian territory which abound in game floh principally black bass have been as clear as aa crystal of late and the india indians n a have been having great sport giggin g them in a mountain stream in the terri tory when the water la Is clear the bottom dun can bo be seen through six fix feet of water and this mikes makes gigging it a great sport for the indians they are ex 01 perta with the canoe and the gig and spurn the finest fishing tackle in th tip way of rod and reel as an it Is too slow sport aport for them it is in interesting to witch watch a couple of indians indiana gig nh fish with the long slender blender reed tipped and barbed with steel akcel one indian lenus over the prow of the canoe while the other with hla his paddle gently and noiselessly lots lets the canoe slide up to the big rocks and around logs loga in deep water where the basa and catfish lie ile the indian carries his hl gig uplifted and ready to strike at any ume time with hii hi i face not six alx inches above the water his keen em sean acan the hot bot torn and he will locate a bass bas or catfish lying partly under a rock or log that would never he be seen by the average fisherman the stroke of the dexterous arm la Is like lightning and in a flash the fish la is speared through and lifted in the boat there la in no struggling to land him no excitement ot of winding in the line tr tor the indian hunts bunts tor for game and riot not tor or sport aport an indian seldom beldom his flah fish when he throws the gig and hla his motion la is so ao perfect and his him balance so BO even that there la is scarcely a tremor in the boat while the amateur is in more likely to not only miss his fish two feet but stand on his head tn in the wa ter |
