STRIPED BASS IN PACIFIC 



ing, for the bass, being a migratory fish, has 

 been and is still netted along the full length 

 of the coast both going and coming as well 

 as when in southern waters, and the result 

 has been fatal. 



In late years a new form of fishing has 

 been introduced and special tackle invented 

 for the purpose. This is known as beach 

 or surf fishing. The fisherman clad in long 

 rubber wading-boots, using a specially long 

 and springy rod, casts his bait and sinker 

 out beyond the combers. About two feet 

 above the sinker, which weighs from three 

 to five ounces, a leader of triple or quad- 

 ruple gut is fastened to the line with a 

 double-action swivel. In this manner some 

 good fish are still taken every spring and 

 autumn along the New Jersey and Long 

 Island beaches, and many small bass, known 

 as "school bass," are caught trolling in the 

 estuaries and along the tide-rips. 



In 1875 an attempt was made to transfer 

 the striped bass to the waters of the Pacific 



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