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TIMELY ADVICE ON FISHING FOR BASS it takes strong fly rod to handle trickster some very practical advice on fly fishing for bass Is given by 11 it phillips in a recent issue of field and stream moody as a prima donna doann scrappy as a lynx and tricky to the last gasp casp Is the true black has bass dubbed the gamest camest fish that swims he writes every kind of lure both natural and artificial Is tried out on him with more or less success when nhen he fie Is 13 ou on the feed and with no success at all if he does not choose usually it Is the latter case leaving about 0 M per cent of our angling ego drifting out in the wake of at the bt as we putt out int into the eveald evening 9 lock dock the willowy wand single action reel enameled una it no and un d one fin e leader play a very important part to in many a successful angling experience on lake or stream where the bass are strong fight hard and give many thrills before a waiting net spells alnis it takes a strong well made fly rod to handle three pounds of cussedness strength and trickiness properly intermingled this accounts for the fact that I 1 use a liand handmade ande split bamboo fly rod measuring nine mine feet and tipping P the beam at six ounces it has an agate first guide and tungsten steel top which allow the size D tapered line to slip through with the minimum amount of friction when laying out a CO 00 foot east cast it also does well indeed for spinners of moderate size the very popular feathered minnows and cork body bugs as well its as an ah excellent tool for still fishing with night walkers walker crawfish hellgrammite es an and d bass bugs bug s so often referred to as what ls Is its by the natives with such a rod you may handle the largest bass with extreme ease case and still got get a world of pleasure out of the battle the selfsame type of rod la Is the ideal tool when in conjunction with a CO 50 yard size G or 11 enameled tine line for casting frogs minnows and small chunks of pork or still fishing with hellgrammites crawfish or dragonfly spawn previously referred to as bass bags bugs while the line may appear thin and weak it tests much moro more than the 3 to 44 or 0 afoot foot leader of single gut thit that usually breaks at less lesa than a five fie pound dead weight pull it will sink quicker than one of target diameter and not snarl or kink in the manner that a raw or ordinary waterproofed water proofed silk attic line would one may even troll with his hy fly rod using small spinners in perfect safety provided the rod Is permitted to lie hat flat in the stern stem of the boat it will not warp la in this position the strike occurring directly on the reel which should have a good stiff click so the fish will hook book itself this form of working an artificial bait of times proves more killing than any other it Is a fine stunt to do it always while rowing to an especially especial lagood good location or when returning to the dock there Is no question but that the bait in the water catches the fish |
