Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



never let the line be slack, as a tight line 

 stops him from unhooking himself. When 

 he is brought near the boat the same 

 method is used in landing as in trolling. 



Skittering is a favorite method of the 

 country people, but this requires some prac- 

 tice and considerable skill; young anglers 

 should not attempt it, because the rod used 

 is sixteen or eighteen feet long, heavy and 

 stiff; some use a spoon, others fish entirely 

 with minnows and young frogs, or a piece 

 of the white part of a perch shaped like 

 a fish, and a piece of pork rind is often 

 very successful about twenty feet of line 

 is the limit to the cast required. If in the 

 boat, throw the bait toward the shore and 

 bring it back along on the top of the water 

 in little jerks two casts will decide the 

 luck, if nothing rewards move on to the 

 next clear opening of the water and try 

 again. When the fish strikes, hold him 

 steady and then slowly move him to the 

 boat and land him in the usual way. 



Fishing through the ice for pickerel is 



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