. Book of the black bass. Black bass; Bass fishing. Creel, or Fish-Basket. For fi3^-fishing, or l:)ait-fishing, when wading a stream or fishing from the bank, a creel is very useful and con- venient for holding the angler's catch. Fish are preserved in much better shape, condition and appearance by its use, and it is altogether more satis- factory than the shiftless way of **" stringing'^ the bass, and allowing them to become water-soaked and flabby, by immersing the ^'^string" in the warm and shallow water near the shore, or even by " towing " them after the angler, if wad
. Book of the black bass. Black bass; Bass fishing. Creel, or Fish-Basket. For fi3^-fishing, or l:)ait-fishing, when wading a stream or fishing from the bank, a creel is very useful and con- venient for holding the angler's catch. Fish are preserved in much better shape, condition and appearance by its use, and it is altogether more satis- factory than the shiftless way of **" stringing'^ the bass, and allowing them to become water-soaked and flabby, by immersing the ^'^string" in the warm and shallow water near the shore, or even by " towing " them after the angler, if wading. For black bass, the largest trout creels will answer every purpose; say Nos. 3 or 4, having a capacity of twenty or twenty-five pounds. The shoulder-strap should be leather or webbing, with a shoulder-joad, to prevent cutting or bruising the shoulder. Fish-baskets or creels should always be well washed, and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henshall, James Alexander, 1844- [from old catalog]. Cincinnati, The Robert Clarke company
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