THE BASSES: FRES H-W ATER AND MARINE 



lure for black bass. It must be because our anglers 

 are unfamiliar with the recorded facts. 



The lures illustrated are a careful selection of 

 the best now on the market. It will be observed 

 that in each case the treble hooks, furnished by the 

 manufacturers as part of the equipment, have been 

 removed and single hooks substituted. The strong 

 tendency of the day in this direction is shown by 

 the option in hooks now being offered by the 

 makers of many of the lures, and by the legislative 

 enactments of several States, prohibiting the use 

 of the treble hook. 



The Worden buck-tail minnow (No. 1) is fash- 

 ioned from the stiff hair of a deer's tail. The affin- 

 ity between black bass and deer-tail hair has not 

 satisfactorily been explained; nevertheless, this 

 lure has a firmly established reputation as one of 

 the most effective inventions ever offered to the 

 angler. It may be used above or below the sur- 

 face and will gain much by the addition of a spoon. 

 The Bacon spoon shown with it is unquestionably 

 the finest spoon yet produced : it folds back against 

 the wire shank while travelling through the air, 

 and spins very freely even when drawn slowly 

 through the water. Nickel or silver finish, on 

 both sides of the spoon, is to be recommended. 

 The habit of painting the concave side of spoons 

 a brilliant red, has, in my opinion, nothing in its 

 favor. 



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