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the eye and too tiresome for the stomacli to 

 handle. When the bass is in the "bed" spawn- 

 ing, the fisherman for meat often takes it with 

 a lizzard, but the bass, in defending the nest, 

 swallows the lizzard as the queckest and safest 

 plan, not for his stomach's sake. 



The various artificial baits, spinning and bob- 

 bing and skittering are good enough makeshifts 

 to use in educated waters but the I^Torth Caro- 

 lina bass has not become accustomed to their 

 use, and take little notice of such objects. 

 However, these fish may be "onto" the decep- 

 tion. A great lob of wriggling angle worms 

 is a killing bait for all big mouth fishes. 



The fisherman has a great many tribulations 

 and if he loses his temper it makes about the 

 same difference as in any other pursuit. After 

 he has got the water, the wind, the bait, and 

 the symptoms in his favor, he may get the fish 

 into the basket. The sportsman is satisfied 

 anyhow. 



The true science, piscatorial, is occupation 

 without ostentation, fun without fury, patience 

 without glory; a desire for nothing better nor 

 fear of anything worse— an existence in vacuum. 



