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looks to be, and in the water it is certainly 

 twice as large as on land. Everybody will re- 

 member that the biggest fish always gets away. 



In some localities and generally in South 

 Carolina the bass is commonly called trout. 



A friend has sent me a sketch of a bass caught 

 in Moore Pond, Franklin County, which it is 

 claimed weighed 8 1-2 pounds. This fish was 

 22 1-2 inches long with a depth of 7 1-4 inches. 

 This pond has long been celebrated for its big 

 bass, and it has not been overfished. 



