The Black Bass 



five triangles of cheap hooks; they are 

 painted in a fantastic manner, and most of 

 them are also equipped with wings or 

 propellers. 



The extremely short tournament tool of Twin Evils 

 five feet, called by courtesy a rod, when 

 employed in angling, and the cruel and 

 murderous casting baits with twelve to fif- 

 teen hooks, are, in my opinion, twin evils 

 which should be tabooed by every fair- 

 minded' and humane angler. So far as the 

 short rod itself is concerned, I have always 

 commended its use for tournament work, 

 but I do not favor it for open-water fishing, 

 for reasons already given. This use of it 

 is a matter for the consideration of those 

 who choose to employ it. For myself, I 

 have always found the eight-foot rod and 

 horizontal, underhand cast equal to all 

 emergencies of fishing for black bass, pike 

 and mascalonge. In overhead casting the 

 bait is started on its flight from a height of 

 ten or twelve feet, and necessarily makes 

 quite a splash when it strikes the water. On 

 the other hand, with the horizontal cast the 

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