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There is probably no more welcome news for 

 one fond of black bass fishing than a description 

 and general details of where good sport may be 

 had ; and when the individual is a unit in the 

 population of a large city and suddenly learns 

 that this is obtainable within an easy distance, the 

 information is worth its weight in gold, in his esti- 

 mation, if in no one else's. The main object of 

 this paper on black bass fishing is to supply that 

 knowledge to a large contingent, and also to give a 

 few hints to those, who, fond of fishing, may still 

 be open to a few practical hints. There are pos- 

 sibly many fishermen like myself, who, while not 

 unfamiliar with salt-water sport with rod and line, 

 still know and fully appreciate the pleasure of 

 fishing for the fresh- water black bass. 



Salt-water fishing is grand sport, but there are 

 many denizens of a city who have been reared in 

 the districts of fresh-water streams, lakes and 

 ponds, who have not had the opportunities of cul- 

 tivating salt-water sport, and who even when sur- 



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