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are given for bass to make the method of procedure 

 plain. The only difference consists in the neces- 

 sity for using very strong tackle ; and if I know I 

 am likely to get pickerel or mascalonge, I tie my 

 hooks to fine piano wire, otherwise, the razor-like 

 teeth of these fish will bite through the snell. 

 The wall-eyed pike (Stizostedion vitrenm) is amena- 

 ble to bass treatment, and in Lake Champlain and 



fig, 71. Larvae of Dragon Fly, or "What is It?" 



other waters is an agreeable relief, being a gamey 

 and palatable fish. 



BASS FISHING WITH DIFFERENT BAITS 



Perhaps one of the most killing of baits for the 

 bass in summer is the larva of the dragon-fly (Fig. 

 71). This creature is obtained from the weeds 

 one finds in waters where the dragon-flies (or 

 "devil's darning-needles ") most frequent, and are 

 termed by anglers, in some parts of New York 



