. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. rod is used choose a 7-ft. fairly stiff one, 120 yds. of strong linen line and a good multiplying reel, with a good gaff to land your fish. Young Bluefish (snappers) bite quickly and any light ordinary Vickie will suffice. A glittering small spoon or small piece of tin or tin foil attracts them. They are surface feeders, thus bait should only be sunk a little below the surface. For bait use killies, shedder, crab or their own flesh with shiny skin left on. It is an unusually destru
. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. rod is used choose a 7-ft. fairly stiff one, 120 yds. of strong linen line and a good multiplying reel, with a good gaff to land your fish. Young Bluefish (snappers) bite quickly and any light ordinary Vickie will suffice. A glittering small spoon or small piece of tin or tin foil attracts them. They are surface feeders, thus bait should only be sunk a little below the surface. For bait use killies, shedder, crab or their own flesh with shiny skin left on. It is an unusually destructive fish. The King Fish. This is a bottom fish peculiar to the eastern coast waters. Although a small fish it is a splen- did fighter, hence its name. It is usually captured in the summer months in eastern salt waters; feed- ing on Shrimp, Crabs, etc., and it is obvious that this is excellent bait for use in its capture. Al- most any light tackle will suffice. Flounders Choose rich mud bottoms, in February, March, April, October, November months, avoidmg hot weather; as they often lie imbedded in the mud, in cold weather, it is necessary to stir them up, usiiig an oar or rake (oyster or garden rake) and scrape them from the bottom, around the boat. A good way is to fish neai" oystermen; when thus disturbed they fall to feeding. Sand worms, clam bait or an- gle worms are excellent bait. When you feel your fish, strike, but as they at times only suck in t*he bait, be careful not to yank it out of the mouth. If using sand worms for bait, keep them in dry seaweed moistened only. Use No. 6 to 8 Sproat hooks, and line with sinker. Flood tide in shallow waters and ebb tide in deep waters is best. -,MWi. 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 Buzzacott, Francis Henry, 1861- [from old catalog]. [Chica
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