Popular Science Monthly 



629 



wooden minnow and the under-water types. 

 For colors, most casters agree that on 

 bright, clear days, and in clear waters, 

 the red and white, red and gray and similar 

 colors, are best. For cloudy days and for 

 casting In muddy waters, the red and 

 green, and yellow colors are good. For 

 sun-down casting, the white or luminous 

 minnows are very attractive. 



For summer casting, when the water is 

 warm and 

 weeds and lily 

 pads appear, 

 the bass work 

 out into deeper 

 and cooler 

 water, and the 

 pickerel will be 

 found near the 

 lily pads. The 

 regulation 

 minnow and all 

 the under- 

 water baits are 

 very success- 

 ful. If the 

 weeds are 

 especially 

 thick, one of 

 the weedless 

 baits may be 

 used, or a 

 weedless or 

 "buck tail" 

 hook substitu- 

 ted for the 

 usual treble 

 hook. 



For late 

 afternoon cast- 

 ing — and the 

 early morning 

 and late after- 

 noon hours are 



the best ones for summer fishing — work 

 around the mouth of any brooks or streams 

 that empty into the lake or pond, and use 

 a diving or under-water bait. Keep the 

 bait always in motion. Do not allow it to 

 remain floating after a cast, but commence 

 to reel in as soon as it strikes the water. 

 As a general thing, beginners reel in too 

 fast, and keep the bait surging along at 

 motor-boat speed. This is a mistake, 

 for no fish can strike at this high speed. 

 If you are out after big fish, reel in slowly, 

 and keep in mind thata well placed cast of 75 

 ft. is more likely to prove successful than a 

 ioo-ft. cast with a backlash at the end of it. 



A tent that will house four or five persons is constructed of a 

 few yards of common sheeting and materials from the woods 



Making a Cabin Tent out of 

 Ordinary Sheeting 



A PORTABLE tent, easily carried, 

 quickly erected, adapted for any cli- 

 matic conditions, and capable of housing 

 four or five persons with comfort may be 

 constructed of a few yards of common 

 sheeting, a small reel of wire, two dozen 

 nails, and a package of safety pins. The 

 entire outfit 

 will fold up in 

 a roll 2 ft. 

 long, and less 

 than 6 in. in 

 diameter, and 

 weigh less than 

 7 lb. 



Of course 

 regular tent 

 cloth may be 

 used, but in 

 case that 

 should not be 

 available, or- 

 dinary sheet- 

 ing, 90 in. 

 wide, will 

 prove satisfac- 

 tory. At one 

 end of the 

 sheeting make 

 a wide seam. 

 That is the 

 only sewing re- 

 quired to make 

 it ready for 

 use. The strip 

 should not be 

 less than 7 yd. 

 as this is de- 

 signed to form 

 the main cov- 

 ering for the 

 tent. The poles selected may vary in 

 length, and thus vary the amount of 

 sheeting required. 



In addition to this main sheet two tri- 

 angularly-shaped sections of the same 

 goods are provided, the edges of which 

 should be hemmed. To the long side of 

 each triangular piece, tack a strip of netting 

 4 ft. wide and at least 8 ft. long. The tri- 

 angular sections and netting form the ends 

 of the tent. 



The frame which holds the tent fabric is 

 made of four poles, each 8 ft. long. These 

 should be driven into the ground 6 in. or 

 more, 8 ft. apart, to form the four corners. 



