SOME FISH AND SOME FISHING 



fishermen think otherwise, no leader seems 

 to be necessary. A four-sided sinker, one 

 that will not roll in a tideway and frighten 

 the fish, should be placed on the end of the 

 line with the hooks above it. You can then, 

 by keeping your line taut, feel the slightest 

 bite. 



The method of catching these fish is to 

 pole a shallow-draft rowboat along the flats 

 until you reach the spot where you purpose 

 to fish, and to fasten her at bow and stern 

 with short sticks that will cast no shadows, 

 for the bonefish are very shy and being in 

 shallow water the least shadow cast or noise 

 made in the boat will frighten them away. 



Your guide should then crush a crayfish 

 and allow it to sink to the bottom attached 

 to the boat by a bit of cord; if no crayfish 

 is handy he may chum with crabmeat, for 

 the tide will carry the small pieces along 

 and attract the fish. 



Having baited your hooks with soldier- 

 crab, hermit-crab, sand-crabs, or sprites you 

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