. Goin' fishin'; weather and feed facts; . Among the lily pads is the real home of the large-mouth bass, andthe way to interest them is being able to land your cast in the smallopen water, or pockets, among the pads. Two bass were landedfrom the weed pockets right after this snapshot was A cast, dropping the frog in the lily pads off the edge of the rushes,was too much for a sixteen-pound pike. The pike seem to dote onthe frogs and minnows off the edges of swampy weedy waters,where the water backs under the wire grass. gig:5m;gti«)U»ftSB\BBHitltttf»JMBII^^ NATURAL BAITS 23 bass takes t
. Goin' fishin'; weather and feed facts; . Among the lily pads is the real home of the large-mouth bass, andthe way to interest them is being able to land your cast in the smallopen water, or pockets, among the pads. Two bass were landedfrom the weed pockets right after this snapshot was A cast, dropping the frog in the lily pads off the edge of the rushes,was too much for a sixteen-pound pike. The pike seem to dote onthe frogs and minnows off the edges of swampy weedy waters,where the water backs under the wire grass. gig:5m;gti«)U»ftSB\BBHitltttf»JMBII^^ NATURAL BAITS 23 bass takes the hopper from the surface in the samequick strike of the fly, It is necessary for the anglerto strike him immediately on the rise. Strikesharply at the first rush or he gets your bait andnothing else. Of course, by tying the hopper alongthe hook the chances of losing the bait are lowered,yet it is necessary to strike quickly and set the hookwithout delay or the bass will blow out the bait. SMALL CRICKET IS GOOD The small black cricket with the piping voice ofnight-time is a good bait for the smaller streams andshould be used on a very small hook, say a No. 8size. Tie him on the hook around the body andshaft, leaving the legs free for kicking him as a floating bait the sa
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