POND-CULTUKE OF BLACK BASS 21 



as rapidly or in the same manner as when feed- 

 ing trout. At the outset, when teaching bass 

 to take lungs and liver, only a piece or two 

 at a time should be cast into the water, and 

 then by the hand and not by means of a dipper 

 or spoon. If the pieces can be thrown so as to 

 cause them to skip a little, the chances of the 

 fish taking them will be greatly increased. 

 When feeding the first few times, mixing with 

 it a few minnows will induce the fish to take 

 the artificial food more readily. The best plan 

 is to throw two or three little strips of lung, 

 then a minnow or two, and immediately after 

 a few more pieces of meat. 



Mature bass may become accustomed to tHe 

 artificial food in a week or two, but the cul- 

 turist need not lose heart if at the end of five 

 or six weeks they have not yet brought them- 

 selves to feed upon it. Efforts must be con- 

 tinued, for sooner or later, success will be 

 achieved. It will be a great aid if the feeder 

 makes a practice of casting the food upon the 

 water daily from the same spot on the bank of 

 the pond, for fish soon become accustomed to 

 their attendant and his ways, and if they are 



