WHERE TO CATCH THE BLACK BASS 



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his cast landing in the right position; and so he must be an 

 expert with the oar as well as with the rod. 



And when a large bass is hooked he must be ready for 

 any emergency, such as the line catching on the bottom, or 

 the sudden appearance of a large rock lying with its pointed 

 head just submerged, or of an unusually large wave which 

 may break over his boat and fill it with water. The angler 

 who is able to land his fish in such a troubled spot is entitled 

 to call himself an expert. 



In connection with bass fishing the most important fact 



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to remember is that, when feeding, the fish seek some favourite 

 position, usually a hole or crevice, from which they may 

 observe the surrounding water but are at the same time 

 themselves concealed from view. They will lie in such a 

 place for an hour or two, and then suddenly emerge and 

 swim off rapidly to some other similar place. 



They do not move about continuously while feeding, and 

 for this reason one might fish for days together and, unless 

 he happened to strike the very spot where bass are, he might 

 never get a nibble. 



Sometimes a dozen of them will lie, under a protecting 

 shelf of rock, in shadow, for hours, darting out occasionally 



