1 68 LAKE AND STREAM GAME FISHING 



these fly rod battles of tackle skill against musky wile 

 before the old dog would say " uncle." To that 

 kind of sport I doff the lid, it's sure some fighting, 

 boy, some fighting. 



Of the baits and lures dished up to these favored 

 fifty, we find that twenty-one took a chance on the 

 spoon, thirteen preferred artificial plugs, eight ended 

 it all on suckers or shiners, four were introduced to 

 Mr. Frog, two took the pork chunk (without the 

 beans) and two fell for the bass fly and spinner. 



CASTING FOR MUSKY POPULAR 



As trolling in the past has been the accepted man- 

 ner of going after musky, so has the spoon been con- 

 sidered the lure de luxe. But in digging into the 

 matter we find that only fifteen of the twenty-one 

 fish caught on the spoon were landed through troll- 

 ing, the other six being caught by casting. In size 

 the spoon sure takes a drop from what most innocent 

 bystanders consider the right tool for the work. 

 The largest spoon used was a No. 12 and the 

 smallest a No. 3, the general average being a No. 7. 

 And the largest musky of the lot, the 6i-pounder, 

 was caught on a No. 8 spoon with a large sized frog 

 hooked on to the trebled hooks. In stocking up the 

 tackle box for the season keep the spoons down to 

 the smaller sizes and you'll sure find more use for 

 the stringer. The great big affairs are not of any 

 use and besides that they take up room in the tackle 



