A MIXED STRING 175 



the right number to start with for an acre pond. Local 

 conditions have much to do with how this work is 

 carried on, but both the State and Federal governments 

 have experts who will give free advice on these points ; 

 the State also will supply the breeders or fry free of 

 charge. It is very simple. Results? Here is onq 

 example taken from an Indiana State Report: 



In May Carl H. Thompson, of Huntington County, 

 Ind., placed fourteen pairs of small mouth bass in a 

 pond measuring 60 x 120 feet, and from 4 to 6 feet 

 deep. Fifteen months later he drained the pond and 

 took out ten hundred and seventeen bass averaging a 

 pound in weight. 



THE RULES OF THE GAME 



The ethics of bait casting are about the same as 

 those of any other style of fishing. Reasonably light 

 tackle, moderation in the size of one's string, the 

 returning of small fish to the water, and doing one's 

 share of the work just about sums it up. 



Light tackle can be overdone, although it must 

 be said that the opposite extreme is more common. 

 The tackle should be in accordance with the style of 

 fishing and the prevailing conditions. It is not sports- 

 manship to fish for heavy fish with tackle so light 

 that there is much likelihood of your fish breaking away 

 with a hook or bait fast in its jaw. 



As to the size of the string, this must be deter- 

 mined by circumstances. It is not a good plan to 



