208 LAKE AND STREAM GAME FISHING 



QUESTION. How far will a bass carry a live bait 

 before swallowing it? B. G. K. 



ANSWER. There is no set rule to go by ; they may 

 take the bait and run off 10 to 15 yards and again 

 they may make it 75 or a hundred. Let them have 

 the line after they strike; then all you do is wait till 

 they stop to gorge the minnow before striking. 



QUESTION. What is a good book on the habits 

 of the bass? A. 



ANSWER. " Book of the Black Bass," by James 

 A. Henshall is an excellent authority on the bass. 



QUESTION. What minnows make good bass 

 bait? P. D. Q. 



ANSWER. There are many species and varieties 

 of minnows used as bass bait, many having local 

 names. Among the best are chub, shiner, dace, 

 silver minnow, gold shiner, darter and mud minnow. 

 Black bass seem to have a special fancy for live bait 

 brought from other than their home waters. 



QUESTION. Kindly give me a table of the ap- 

 proximate length and weight of bass? H. J. B. 



ANSWER. Following is table for weight of bass : 

 9 inches, i pound; 10 inches, i pound 2 ounces; n 

 inches, i pound 6 ounces; 12 inches, 2 pounds; 14 

 inches, 3 pounds; 15 inches, 4 pounds. 



QUESTION. Last season I caught a 1 4-inch black 

 bass, had no scales. What was the weight ? A. V. 



