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best live baits are frog, minnow, craw- 

 fish and worm. For trolling bait it 

 is advisable to use a spoon not larger 

 than No. 3, or if live bait, preferably 

 the minnow. In appearance the pike- 

 perch bears some resemblance to both 

 the perch and the pike, therefore the 

 hyphenated name was given by ich- 

 thyologists. It is usually found in the 

 deep waters of the lakes and in the 

 rivers it frequents rapids or swift-run- 

 ning portions. In weight it runs from 

 one pound to six pounds, rarely reach- 

 ing ten pounds. The pike-perch is 

 quite abundant in Michigan, Wiscon- 

 sin, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Mis- 

 souri, Tennessee, West Virginia, and 

 Arkansas. 



The Sunfish 



In boyhood, the first line of invi- 

 tation cast to a finny friend is very 

 likely to be dropped to the sunfish, 

 commonly called "pumpkin-seed," 

 and happy the lad whose offer was ac- 

 cepted. In various sections the little 

 fish seldom weighing more than 

 one and one-half pounds is known 

 under the name of Sunny, Brim, Red- 



