FROM STRIKE TO GAFF 203 



FIGHTS LONG AND STEADY 



" By the time my fishing partner could get his line 

 in and assist at the oars, my fish was making the 

 water fairly boil, the line cutting through the water 

 as he made a run with it. It was ten minutes before 

 we even got a glimpse of him. Three times I tried 

 to bring him up to the side and each time he plunged 

 down again into the deep and between times he kept 

 a continual series of jerks und pulls that made the 

 rod spring like a whip. On the fourth trip up, after 

 twenty minutes of careful work, I succeeded in get- 

 ting him close enough to put the landing net to its 

 proper use. 



" For a piece of nice sport a large-sized wall-eyed 

 pike is good fishing, his steady pulling and tugging 

 keeping you aware of the fact that you have a lively 

 customer, and he is lively up to the last minute, 

 too." 



