Show s B JIM RHODY Electric Seine An expanded version of an elec elec- electric electric electric seine used I on smaller trout streams in the East is paying di dividends di- di dividends dividends for the Kentucky division of game and fish The seine used by the Kentucky division was constructed by Leon Leon- Leonard Leonard Leonard ard Joeris division technician and is a variation of one described by John T. T Funk of the Missouri conservation commission Joeris' Joeris seine consists of a two- two strand rubber-coated rubber cable of No 12 wire feet long The first 50 feet of the cable form a lead wire from the generator A probe pole is securely attached to the cable at either end of the remaining feet These probe poles are 7 feet long and tipped with a strip of cop cop- copper copper copper plate ort In i t. t and per long SA 4 if ff b.- b. bil t tI wa I I 0 il I Shown in the top drawing is the generator used in powering the electric seine and below details of the seines seine's tion inches wide folded over the lower end The seine between the poles is held up by 14 floats made from inch 18 sections of inch lumber Twenty-seven Twenty additional electrodes are spaced at foot 3 3 foot intervals be be- between between between tween the two probes The power plant or generator is an alternating current type belt- belt driven and develops 6 horse horse- horsepower horsepower horsepower power at 2400 This genera genera- generator tor is larger and more powerful than most generators in use for electric seines or shockers through through- throughout out the United States at the present time The seine works very well in relatively clear water less than four feet deep The seine shocks all species of fish equally well but the large fish seem to be shocked more successfully than the finger- finger fingerlings fingerlings fingerlings lings and fry If the seine is moved slowly little danger of killing fish is apparent All AU species of fish re re- recover recover re- re recover cover rapidly and sustain no damage This writer saw Joeris and fellow workers of the Kentucky division use the seine in Elkhorn creek near Frankfort Ky and can testify testify testify fy to its effectiveness However Joeris J who apparently is a perfectionist perfectionist perfectionist says no attempt has been made to evaluate the of the seine in various types and conditions of water because suf suf- sufficient sufficient reliable data has never been collected I Action Packed I NUU ft Continuing and increasing re re- reports reports reports ports of its effectiveness are proving that Fred Arbogast Company's famed lure the Hula Popper is really making fishing history The impressive voluntary testimonials testimonials testimonials from enthusiastic ang ang- anglers anglers anglers lers demonstrate as nothing else could just how deadly the popper is in angling for bass A killer especially for big bass the popper obeys the slightest wrist command It Itcan Itcan Itcan can be made to pop plunk twitch or jerk at will till or to tomake tomake tomake make plenty of noise and con con- confusion confusion confusion fusion on the surface Two North Carolina fishermen Ed Howell and W. W G. G Hood Jr of Goldsboro claim that if bass dont don't strike it they the aint there The Hula Oula Popper floats when at rest and the small hula skirt goes into action imitating a live bug It seems to make bass fighting mad The Arbogast company also makes the popper in rod fly-rod size and aud it too is bringing in the bass m 11 Watch It Wisconsin conservation wardens are blaming the th Chinese for some undersized trout found in fisher fisher- fishermen's fishermens fishermens fishermen's fishermens fishermen's mens men's creels It seems the Chinese in placing rulers rillers on trout creels are something less than particular about the accuracy of the rulers As a result some of the creel cre l rulers are from three fourths to five- five eights of an inch short on the seven- seven inch length The wardens concede co cede that the fishermen bought these creels Cl eels in good faith |