FISHING FOR ! ' BULL-HEADS " 



thereof are what he delights in, and the wise 

 fisherman who laughs to scorn the bony pick- 

 erel and the elusive black bass as table-fish, 

 well knows the " bull-head's " plebeian in- 

 stincts and profits nightly by his knowledge. 

 And, look you now, most enthusiastic and 

 scientific angler, adept at the " cast " and lo- 

 quacious as to the proper " fly," this is no 

 speckled tiger of the icy brooks, leaping high 

 in air when he feels the barb, and performing 

 no end of skilled gymnastics when hooked. 

 This is but the slothful " bull-head," dark of 

 color and sedate of life; a denizen of slug- 

 gish waters, and, being exceedingly good to 

 eat, the natural prey of designing man. 



The best rod to catch " bull-heads " with is 

 your good right hand. An old umbrella han- 

 dle makes a nice pole. Any piece of stick, 

 from a section of barrel-stave to a base-ball 

 bat, is good enough for this kind of fishing. 

 The line should be a fairly stout line of any 

 kind or color. The hook shouldn't be a hook. 

 There are fishermen, rank amateurs in the 

 noble sport of " yanking " out " bull-heads," 

 who use hooks in the business, but they are 

 new at the trick. The " bull-head," as has 

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