THE MINOR BASSES (BLACK-BASS FAMILY) 



quently one of each species is caught on the same 

 line and at the same moment. 



Both species are caught in great numbers, as they 

 bite freely, the favorite lure being the live minnow, 

 but angle-worms, crayfish, and artificial flies, when 

 they are feeding in shallow water, will fill the creel, 

 even if the fisherman be crude to the core. It is 

 on record that two anglers, fishing for pleasure, 

 caught in three days, on hook and, line, 1,000 

 crappies weighing from four to twenty ounces 

 each. 



In fishing for both species use very light tackle, 

 and if the fish runs up to a pound or more handle 

 him gently and give him elbow-room, for he is said 

 to have a somewhat tender mouth. Their first surge 

 when hooked is quite strong and somewhat wild, 

 but they quickly succumb under the strain of a 

 taut line. Both species occasionally reach a weight 

 of three pounds. 



The Rock-Bass (Ambloplites rupestris) 



The rock-bass (which is also known as the redeye, 

 goggle-eye, and red-eyed perch) is one of the most 

 delicious of pan-fish; its lack of fighting qualities 

 when on the rod being thereby condoned. Al- 

 though its first rush when hooked will frequently 

 deceive an experienced angler, who is apt to mistake 

 it for the wild first plunge of a black bass, the 



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