Fish and Fishing 



feature of fishing tackle. Many of our best trout 

 and salmon flies are over fifty years old, and 

 nothing since has been made to beat 

 them; on the other hand, in the last few 

 years, lures have been vasttly improved. The 

 honor has been left to Western anglers of pro- 

 ducing an array of lures, both saving in expense 

 and more humane, and less objectionable than 

 live bait. Moreover, nearly all are simple, and 

 their use is mostly for trolling purposes, a few 

 being made for casting; others are clever methods 

 whereby we can overcome such difficulties as 

 trolling through weeds. Some, by their peculiar 

 make, dart from side to side in quick move- 

 ments, to imitate minnoAVs. All have some good 

 reason to recommend themselves. They are 

 well worth the price asked, and should be tried 

 by bass fishermen because they are on the 

 market to stay, having been tested in the West 

 where artificial lures are much more commonly 

 used than in the East. Take, for instance, the 

 well-known Dowagiac baits; in appearance and 

 color they are very striking, as they spin per- 

 fectly through the water; the fish go for them and 



they take the fish every time. Their names 

 Names ^^^ Bing's Nemahbin weedless minnow, 



Shakespeare's " revolution " and " evolu- 

 tion," the latter having attached the buck-tail; as 

 a troller it is a certain "killer." In fact, the buck- 

 tail seems to be the coming lure for bass and pike, 

 the former especially. Worden's buck-tail minnow 

 and spinner are doing wonders in right hands, 

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