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Show FISMIN' TIPS yS from . . .Tom Mann Jf ' V"' FROM THE MAIL BAG HOWDY TOM: "Every time I go fishing I get a headache. My wife says it's because my fishing hat is too tight. Well, every one I buy gets rained on and shrinks, that's why. What to do? And don't say 'Take an aspirin.' SOREHEAD HELLO SOREY: You know, I had that same problem until my childbride, Ann, suggested I buy my hats a size larger and run them through her washer and dryer. I betcha this will stop your headaches head-aches and the shrinkins. DEAR-TOM MANN: "My buddy says you said you can fly fish a topwater lure. Is he pulling my leg?" ARKY. HELLO ARKY: Nope, it can be done and it's deadly for shoreline structure, lily pads, and weed patches. You strip off the amount of line required to reach a certain spot, then just flip the plug toward the spot and let the line slide through your fingers. With a fly rod you can make a surface lure do more tricks than a monkey with a hot potato! HEY TOM: "Why do bass fishermen leave the dock and run an hour before they start fishing?" STUMPED. th,HrEtL0. SJUMPY: They think the fishing s better way over there frequently begin right where 1 put m my boat because it's a spot so few fishermen use. A really Eood spot is on a dock where all the fish are cleaned. Catfish, especially okr 10 U "P the |