Popular Salt= Water Game Fish 



able; in trolling, sprout hooks No. 2/0 to 3/0 

 on gut shells, for small fish, and No. 5/0 to 6/0 for 

 larger bass. The best hooks for surf fishing on 

 the coast are knobbed sprout hooks No. 5/0 



to 8/0. These are to be secured to the 

 Hooks 



line by two half hitches with an additional 



half hitch to attach the loose end. The outfit is 

 better with two twisted three-foot leaders; one at- 

 tached to the line with a brass swivel, the second 

 fastened in like manner to the first; and linked to 

 the end of this, also by means of a swivel, a small 

 spinner; to the end of the spinner a hook should be 

 attached, usually a 4/0 or 5/0. 



The striped bass is such an omnivorous feeder 

 that many different kinds of bait are required 



. during the season, but the favorites are small 

 eel, shrimp, crab, and worm. In California 

 little fish called shiners and sardines and the 

 clams of the region, form the bill of fare. They 

 also troll with the Golcher, Stewart, or Wilson 

 spoon. 



For the Eastern coast, especially in localities 

 near New York, the shedder crab and lady crab 

 are frequently employed. The sand worm and 

 blood worm make tempting bait in trolling or still 

 fishing. Two or three worms are threaded through 

 the whole length of the body and must cover the 

 hook entirely from point to snell. 



The skimmer clam is known as an excellent 



bait at Allenhurst, N. J., where a great bed of these 



clams attracts bass of large size. Small fish of many 



kinds, either alive or dead, are always attractive; 



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