and Affectations 



a short period of bad behavior and 

 language, the questionable satisfaction 

 of attempting to solve a forever un- 

 solvable problem, by studying how his 

 defeat might have been avoided if he 

 had managed differently. 



No such perplexing question, how- 

 ever, is presented to the bass fisher- 

 man who lands his fish. He compla- 

 cently regards his triumph as the 

 natural and expected result of steadi- 

 ness and skill, and excludes from his 

 thoughts all shadow of doubt con- 

 cerning the complete correctness of 

 his procedure in every detail. 



My expressed design to place fish- 

 ing for black bass with bait in compe- 

 tition with fly-casting for trout will, 

 I hope, be considered a justification 

 for the details I have given of bass 

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