THE BLACK BASSES 



day does not matter so much, though the early 

 and late hours are the best. 



Trolling is practised from a mov- 



TROLLING ing boat, either with or without 

 a rod, though it is more work- 

 manlike, and more in accordance with the true 

 principles of sport, to use the rod, which may be 

 the one mentioned for casting the minnow, or 

 a somewhat stiffer and heavier one may be used. 

 Braided silk or linen lines are employed, and they 

 may be a size or two larger than for casting the 

 minnow. The bait may be, preferably, a minnow, 

 alive or dead, or a trolling spoon of small size, 

 though all hooks but one should be broken off; 

 the cruel triangle of three hooks should never 

 be employed by the humane angler, and more- 

 over one hook is more effective in every way. 

 Trolling with a long line, and with the minnow 

 or frog for bait, is very effective on ponds where 

 the water is very clear and still, and these are, 

 perhaps, the only conditions under which this 

 mode of angling may be justified, or at best 

 preferred. 



