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ones in the bays, near sod banks, wrecks, etc., 

 during flood tide and the first and last of the 

 ebb tide. Weighs up to five pounds ; averages 

 one and a half pounds. Range: North of 

 Cape Cod to the sandy coast of Texas. Com- 

 mon about New York. Tackle: Medium 

 casting-rod in the ocean ; eight-ounce bait rod 

 in the bays; linen line, stout single leader, 

 multiplying reel, swivel sinker, and a No. 2 or 

 sproat hook. 



Bass, Black Sea (Jew-Fish) : Caught in deep 

 water about the islands of the Pacific, from the 

 Farallones to below San Domingo ; weighs up 

 to five hundred pounds; small fish for bait; 

 heaviest rod and tackle. 



Bass, Striped (Rock, Rock Fish, Squid- 

 Hound, Green-Head, Streaked Bass, etc.): 

 Caught in the surf from April to November; 

 August, September, and October best; in the 

 " Hudson River in the spring and autumn ; high 

 and low tide, night and day; abounds in 

 waters where rocks prevail and near sod 

 banks in line with rocky shores. The bay and 

 river Striped Bass average in weight one to 

 ten pounds; those of the sod banks, two to 

 five pounds ; in the heavy surf and deep ocean, 

 three to sixty pounds. Range: The Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. Common 

 near New York. Bait: Small eel, shrimp, 

 crab, and worm. Tackle: For large surf fish, 

 a medium casting- rod, multiplying reel, linen 

 line, Salmon leader, swivel sinker, large sproat 

 hook, and a gaff. For bay and river: Eight- 

 ounce bait rod, multiplying reel, fine linen 

 line, or a fine braided, black, raw silk line, fine 

 leader, swivel sinker, No. sproat hook, and 

 a landing net. For sod-bank fishing: The 

 same without sinker. 



Beshow (Black Cod, Horse Mackerel, 

 Candle- Fish, etc.) : Caught on worm and 

 small-fish bait in rather deep water from 

 Monterey northward to Sitka. Abundant in 

 Seattle. Weighs up to five pounds. 



Bill-Fish (Spear-Fish, Woho, etc.): Caught 

 on the heaviest tackle in the western Atlantic 

 from the West Indies to southern New Eng- 

 land. Resembles the Swordfish in move- 



