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of fooling with a fool jack where bass are so 

 plentiful. 



The only drawback to the fishing is perhaps 

 bait, but this equally applies to all coast line 

 fishing. One has therefore to fall back on small 

 perch for bait, which are easily obtained at the 

 pond, and these bass will readily take the perch 

 and make the best of conditions. 



Three Kaleigh friends of mine went to this 

 pond recently for an outing, with only a gallon 

 and a half, from this prohibition town, which 

 they made do them for two days. In those 

 two days they caught 39 bass, besides a job lot 

 of perches that their conscience would not per- 

 mit to be estimated. 



While under ordinary circumstances I might 

 doubt some of the remarks of these men, yet I 

 am constrained to believe that they told the 

 truth about catching 39 chub. I wish, however, 

 that they had made it even 40. 



Eleven of the bass weighed from 5 1-2 to 

 7 3-4 pounds, bully big fish ; and the others from 

 3 to 5 pounds each. They were caught with 



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