. Rod and gun . rcely had Freds line been put outwhen a vigorous pull told him that alusty bass had made connections and thescreeching reel indicated to both of usthat the fish was a fighter. I became ex-cited as the contest proceeded and threat-ened Fred that if he allowed the fish togo I would myself go after it. Fred, how-ever, had had bass on the line beforeand knew well how to handle him. Heplayed the bass finely, allowing him tomake his vicious runs and high jumpsand thus tire himself out, when hebrought him to the net and soon had himin safety. He proved a beauty andwhen weighed tipped
. Rod and gun . rcely had Freds line been put outwhen a vigorous pull told him that alusty bass had made connections and thescreeching reel indicated to both of usthat the fish was a fighter. I became ex-cited as the contest proceeded and threat-ened Fred that if he allowed the fish togo I would myself go after it. Fred, how-ever, had had bass on the line beforeand knew well how to handle him. Heplayed the bass finely, allowing him tomake his vicious runs and high jumpsand thus tire himself out, when hebrought him to the net and soon had himin safety. He proved a beauty andwhen weighed tipped the scales at fiveand a half pounds. ]My turn had come, but it was my for-tune to sit in moody silence watchingFred land one after another till six fishwere piled before him. Then a rushingpull at my line awoke me out of mydreams and before I could exactly dis-cover what had happened Mr. Fish hadtaken out nearly all my line, the reel run-ning like a buzz saw. As soon as I re-covered myself I gave him a check and. Somo of Our Trophies, thought he had got away. On reeling ina yank told me he was still holding theline, and after a good fight, which lastedfor ten minutes, I had him under controland safely landed. Another big fellow,a six pounder, followed, and Fred grasp-ed my hand with hearty good will. Athird was captured after a good fight,and both fishermen were in the height ofgood humor. Our good fortune continued until wesecured our legal limit, and although itwas hard to leave off, we restrained our-selves, contented to enjoy the remainder of our stay in viewing the scenes aroundus. The hope of similar experiences onfuture days sustained us as we set ourfaces towards the town with a return tothe old routine of business. Our arduousrow back and our long drive home didnot interfere with our enjoyment, and al-though it rained a little, temporary dis-comfort was cheerfully borne when^ welooked at our fine string of fish. Thepleasant memories of that trip will re-main with us ti
Size: 1942px × 1286px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectf, booksubjecthunting
