. The small-mouthed bass [microform]. Smallmouth bass; Black bass; Achigan à petite bouche; Achigans. 38 ////•. .SMALL MOl ! first; so tlial. if the liait he |)r(ii)frly arranged, llif l)ass wiil iiuariahK Ik- lidoki'il in iln- upjaT i)att of the mouth, and its cliami- ol csca])!- ri-diu'i-d to a ininiiiiiiiii. I'nil tlu' ^rtatfst laro must he taktii to allow suiTicicut time to elapse after the strike is fell, so that the bass mav ,i;et the miiuiow well into its month; otherwise it is sure to eseape, while the mmnow will hi- si-i I'lt,.... The novice will ]i"~v many a hsh, a
. The small-mouthed bass [microform]. Smallmouth bass; Black bass; Achigan à petite bouche; Achigans. 38 ////•. .SMALL MOl ! first; so tlial. if the liait he |)r(ii)frly arranged, llif l)ass wiil iiuariahK Ik- lidoki'il in iln- upjaT i)att of the mouth, and its cliami- ol csca])!- ri-diu'i-d to a ininiiiiiiiii. I'nil tlu' ^rtatfst laro must he taktii to allow suiTicicut time to elapse after the strike is fell, so that the bass mav ,i;et the miiuiow well into its month; otherwise it is sure to eseape, while the mmnow will hi- si-i I'lt,.... The novice will ]i"~v many a hsh, as well as the l)ail it- self, 1)\ heint; in loo j;reat a lnirr\ . I ha\e walehed the lajjlrre of minnows i)V bass so fre- (]nenlly, that, for the henelit of the amateur angler, it mav 1)C well to ,i;i\e here m\' experienee The hass, if verv hrn,i;r\-, often n;shes at a minnow and seizes u before one has time to (tbserxe the details (,f the attaek; but U;sually, as stated above, it swims slowlv up on one side, perhajjs baekins; up sli-htl\. and then swims sud- denly around to the other --ide, but alwavs keeping its head directed ,it a ri-ht an,i,de to (he line of motion of the nun. now, and hiall\ appn aehes ^o thai il is within an iuell or two of the irfortuuate bait; so close, in , sometimes, as to ,L;i\e one the iminessi( n that il possesses the sense of smell. It will then surldeul\ open its nioulh :ind --v'l/.v I he min. 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 Loudon, W. J. (William James), 1860-1951. Toronto : Hunter-Rose
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