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tinuous roll of small waves. The bass ranged from 

 two and one-half to five pounds and were caught be- 

 tween six and seven o'clock, after we had fished all 

 day with very poor luck. These fish were caught 

 with a white Wilson wobbler, with a red head, and 

 a Jamison Coaxer plug. This only goes to show 

 that the east wind has been given the ten-count with- 

 out a chance at defense. 



BASS HAVE KEEN SIGHT 



While playing the game, don't for a minute forget 

 that a bass has eyes and he sure knows how to 

 use them. Once he lamps you, your bait or lures 

 are not for him, and he has moved to other quarters. 

 Don't stand in the boat and open up with a per- 

 sonally conducted sight-seeing tour before you cast. 

 The bass also hears, and often you will think that 

 he is exceptionally keen in both of these senses. 

 While in a boat, bear in mind that sound vibrations 

 carry farther in the water than you cast, and under- 

 water sounds mean a frightened fish. Save useless 

 casts in a pool from which the fish have vamoosed, 

 and don't telegraph the bass before inviting him to 

 come in out of the wet. 



A bass will always gorge his food, although there 

 is quite a difference in his mouthing of baits. If 

 you are fishing with live bait, a minnow, crawfish or 

 frog, he will strike without much force and will mull 

 the bait around in his mouth a bit before swallowing 



