NEW ARTIFICIAL NATURE LURES 



terns succeed each other every season. If a lure is 

 good one season, it should be so for all time. 



The majority of black bass invariably prefer to 

 abide near the bottom, in water from four to twenty 

 feet deep. It is round the shallow edges of rocks, 

 sand-bars, and edges of lakes where they congre- 

 gate. They lie still most of the time, like other 

 game fishes, to pounce periodically upon passing 

 prey during the daytime; then at night they swim 

 about the shallows foraging for food. They will 

 follow a lure some distance before they grab it; in 

 fact, they often follow a lure within two feet of the 

 boat, making a grab after much wary consideration. 

 Not so with big trout. They dash for a lure like 

 lightning, without careful observation, or any stop- 

 ping to wonder what it is. 



It is just because of these two opposite though 

 characteristic habits that my floating nature lures 

 will furnish anglers with new thrills, trebling the 

 pleasure heretofore enjoyed. 



With a stiff, regulation fly-rod, you can cast out 

 any of these light nature fish-food imitations. You 

 can play it at the surface ; then in full view you can 

 watch the gamy fish go for it and grab it. The 

 lure cannot drop like a plummet to get snagged 

 on the bottom; and even a tyro caster may place it 

 among the weeds without trouble, till it is seen by 

 the fish. There is no need of a rapid reel-in; and 

 no bother of line tangle — which so often happens 



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