. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . outh, however, much later than theothers. The smaller bass enter and re-main in the salt bays, wheie one is sel-dom caught of greater weight thantwelve pounds, and where more are taken of weights ranging from one-halfpound to seven pounds. The largerand gamier bass, select as homes, orfeeding grounds, the great beds ofskimmer clams along the coast, out onthe ocean floor. While they have nonut cracker in their throats, such asthe drumfish and sheepshead possess,they are able, with th
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . outh, however, much later than theothers. The smaller bass enter and re-main in the salt bays, wheie one is sel-dom caught of greater weight thantwelve pounds, and where more are taken of weights ranging from one-halfpound to seven pounds. The largerand gamier bass, select as homes, orfeeding grounds, the great beds ofskimmer clams along the coast, out onthe ocean floor. While they have nonut cracker in their throats, such asthe drumfish and sheepshead possess,they are able, with their powerful jaws,to break the rather slender shells ofthe skinner clam and obtain their foodsupply. The smaller bass, being unableto break the shells, enter the salt baysand feed on bloodworms, shedder crabs,and such other food as their jaws canmanage. The skinner clam, living in the oceanfloor, takes his life in his hands, asit were, when he emerges from the sandand goes strolling over the to resist, great seas, tides, andundertows grasp him in fatal grip androll him over and over toward the. 14 THE SUBURBANITE beach, where he is landed high anddry at high tide. In the early morn-ing, small boys and anglers gather thejuicy bait by the baskeful. Thousandsof seagulls likewise swoop down on theunfortunate skinners, cracking theirshells and gorging themselves on thebig meats. At Barnegat beach I haveoften seen and other hugebirds sharing with countless gulls theloot of the beach. As the skinners arerolled toward the beach, they are fol-lowed by striped bass, drumfish andother species, and these often by sharks,the fish preying on the clams, and thesharks on the fish. The reason, then,is obvious why surf fishers prefer theskinner clam for bait to shedder Asbury Park, Interlaken, andAvon, prizes are annually offered forthe largest bass of the season, officiallyweighed and recorded by a weighingcommittee. The official tackle prescribed in com-peti
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