Lost and Found 



Here is a dandy cork-bodied bass bug story from 

 Mr. V. A. Bloxham, of Hammond, Indiana. Our 

 friend says that I am the cause of his trying the 

 bass bugs and adds that they have given him a new 

 fishing thrill. " If I do say it as I shouldn't," I cer- 

 tainly did do the fishermen of this country a favor 

 when I put them wise to the bass bug. 



I have awaited the time when I could best present 

 to the angling fraternity my tribute to the cork-bodied 

 floating bass bug, which is new and untried to a lot 

 of fishermen. If this gets no farther than the waste 

 basket, you at least will know what I think of your 

 great gift to the fishermen. 



I always spend my vacations on the upper Tippe- 

 canoe River, where as a boy a certain deep hole 

 yielded a refreshing swim at noon and a fair-sized 

 bass in the evening. Have always been a confirmed 

 plug bait-caster, so before packing the kit I decided 

 that a few more plugs wouldn't hurt anything (ex- 

 cepting fish), and while purchasing these included a 

 "Wilder's Discovery" floating bass bug. I am sure 

 nothing except curiosity caused me to buy it, as I 

 had little thought of fishing with it and much less 



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