14 Fishing in North Carolina. 



bass. This position is best for the fisherman 

 where with rod in one hand and a small short 

 paddle in the other he can easily manage boat 

 and rod. It does not matter what material the 

 boat is made of, so that it is light, tight and 

 shaped for easy handling. I do not care for a 

 bait box arranged as a part of the boat. It is 

 well enough in theory, but in practice one will 

 lose more minnows in it than in any other con- 

 trivance; the wood becomes soggy, the water 

 stale and odorous; and coming into the box 

 through holes in the bottom is better than deep 

 water. In short the minnows go through a sort 

 of steaming process. 



The paddle should be made of light, tough 

 wood like ash, and fashioned so that it can be 

 easily used with one hand ; the tip and sides of 

 the blade may be covered with rubber, neatly 

 cemented on, in order to avoid accidental noise 

 as much as possible. 



For the same reason the painter should be of 

 rope, no chain or other metal being allowed in 

 the boat. 



The best kind of patent tin or other metal 



