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modating little cusses and bite any time in the day 

 and most any time in the season, and especially when 

 the real game fellows have a tendency to overlook 

 a good thing in the shape of bait or lure. Although 

 they only make a short little fight, there's a way of 

 fishing for them that will give you quite a bit of 

 fun and please even the sure-enough fisherman who 

 is seemingly shocked when you even mention pan fish 

 to him. Of course, most of that disdain stuff is 

 merely bull on the part of the fellow that hops up 

 m the clouds when you mention little pannies. I've 

 known lots of 'em to sneak out alone and have a 

 piece of sport with the " little fellers " when they 

 thought no one was watching and there was no 

 chance of injuring their rep as highbrow anglers. 



LIGHT FLY ROD BEST 



Here is the tackle that puts pep in the pan-fish 

 game : Get the lightest, whippiest steel fly rod you 

 can find, about ten feet in length, use an ordinary 

 soft-braided silk casting line and a number eight or 

 ten hook, and do a little still fishing. With this 

 rigging you will be pleasantly surprised at the sport 

 in landing a fair-sized panner. They start out with 

 quite a showy fight, but it doesn't last long. How- 

 ever, with this tackle, Old Scout, they'll play better 

 and show more spunk than with the ordinary cast- 

 ing rod, and take it as a side tip you won't land 

 every one you hook. 



