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val his halt was turned into a retreat once more he came 

 (toward land. 



But he came leisurely. No slashing and slathering 

 waters were kicked up by terrific swishes of his tail. Boys, 

 he was tired out. He had fought the good fight and 

 .lost. 



Lures for The Black Bass: 



It has become a proven fact that no one lure or set of 

 lures can be depended upon to catch fish at any time in all 

 weathers. Especially is this true of the wily black bass, 

 which is a fish- of moods. At certain times of the 

 day a particular lure will prove to be a bass getter, and at 

 the very same time on other days that particular lure will 

 be of no avail ; on certain days one lure will appeal, where- 

 as on other days that lure will fail to attract. In cloudy 

 weather a certain lure may be used to advantage, whereas 

 on a sunshiny day it would not draw fish. So again at 

 certain seasons of the year a particular lure gets bass, be- 

 ing no good at other times. Hence, it is but a short step 

 to the conclusion that the bass is a fish of moods. Some 

 days the black bass will feed right under your lure, while 

 on other occasions he will savagely strike at anything you 

 have to of f er. We come to the conclusion, after giving the 

 matter much thought, that there are several elements that 

 enter into the problem. They are: The seasons, weather, 

 (which controls the mood of the bass); the time of day: 

 and the lure. This accounts for having good luck on' a 

 certain day with a certain lure, while the same lure the 

 next day proves entirely inefficient. 



A good many anglers object to the use of the treble 

 hooks on baits, their opinion being that their use is inhu- 

 mane and unsportsmanlike, while others prefer to fish with 

 the fly, which has but one single hook. In some states the 

 law prohibits the use of more than three hooks on one bait 

 or one treble hook. 



