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Show Wise t ips for a great fishing weekend necessities. HELP MAKE FISHING ENJOYABLE FOR ALL Work with your local sportmen's club, planning plan-ning board and conservation con-servation department for better sportmanship, better fishing, and better fish habitat. Take no more fish than you can use. Release all un-dersize un-dersize fish. Be a pal-teach pal-teach a kid how to fish. BEFORE YOU SET OFF Take time to study local regulations. Know the size and creel limits. Also, know what kinds of fish are in season and what kinds are out. Find out who owns the land. If you will be crossing or fishing on . private land, get permission per-mission from the landowner lan-downer first. Don't forget your fishing license! PLAY IT SAFE When baiting hooks, keep a firm grip on the bait. The movements of slippery worms or minnows can cause serious hook injuries. Handle lures having clusters of double or treble hooks with special care. When landing a fish, ease it out of the water. into a net or onto the bank. Jerking a fish out of the water can result in wildly flying hooks, especially if the fish comes loose. ON THE BANK OR SHORE Stay with your rod or pole. Protect curious children and. animals from painful injuries by returning loose hooks and lures to your tackle box. Watch your backcasting clearance. Avoid trees, bushes and especially people. Help prevent erosion. Protect grass and shrubs near the water's edge. If you dig worms, go back away from the water to do so. Be sure to level the soil and replace the sod afterward. WADING IN LAKES OR STREAMS f Watch your footing. deep holes, slippery rocks, soft mud and quicksand. Always test the footing ahead and keep most of your weight on the foot already on safe ground. Avoid wading through bank fishermen's lines. OUT ON THE LAKE OR RIVER Wear an approved life jacket. Watch for storm warnings. Don't overload your craft. Small boats and canoes capsize easily. Stay seated when in one. Maintain a safe and courteous distance from other fishermen. If your line becomes tangled with somebody else's, stop and untangle it. This will save both tackle and tempers. KEEP WATER CLEAN Clean water is the best fishing water. Keep snans ripWopnte on p. bage and other waste out of lakes and streams. Use . toilets where provided. Otherwise, dispose of human waste in accordance with local regulations. Unused bait should be disposed of away from the water. PACK IT IN- . PACK IT OUT Wads of fishing line, hooks, drink cans and bottles, plastic boxes, paper bags and other items degrade the water and the shore. Pack out what you bring in and, whenever you can, pick up and pack out trash .that less thoughtful persons have left behind. JUST IN CASE Be prepared for the unexpected. Bring raincoat or poncho, sunglasses and sunburn lotion, first aid kit, compass, extra hooks, ' Infos laorlnav on4 nIKn. |