BAIT-FISHING FOR BLACK BASS 



Artificial vs. Natural Baits 



DOUBTLESS nine tenths of the bass 

 fishermen fish with bait, artificial and 

 natural, and have not as yet reached the 

 higher grade of enjoyment, — that of 

 fly-fishing. Numerous and enjoyable, however, 

 are the methods by which this fish is lured, particu- 

 larly with natural baits, the latter reaching scores 

 in number. But no artificial lures have yet been 

 made to equal the attraction of a live or even a 

 dead minnow, if hooked properly, especially if a 

 spinner about the size of a ten-cent piece be placed 

 on the line an inch or two above the bait fish. 



We think that artificial lures of any description 

 are more attractive to fish that live in running 

 waters than to those which inhabit lakes and ponds. 

 In the former the fish are forced to hustle for food; 

 in the latter, food is, as a rule, more plentiful, and 

 the smaller fishes upon which the bass feed have 

 fewer lairs of security and seem to use less activity 

 in reaching them. 



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