THE BLUEFISH AND STBIPED BASS 



where the current was so swift that it kept my bait at the surface. 

 I spent two months once fishing at this point, where the sharks 

 are fed with shad, and a variety of game dispels the monotony 

 of sand dunes that, if left alone, soon efface the works of man. 



While the channel-bass is taken all along the shore, the best 

 ground for it is in the region along the New Jersey seaboard 

 affected by the members of the Asbury Park Eishing Club. 

 At certain seasons, the members can count on the arrival of the 

 fishes almost to a day. Some idea of the size of the rod and reel 

 catches of New Jersey can be had from the following tables : 



Channel- Bass Record, ^eptembeb, 1912. 



Barnegat City and Vicinity. 



12. H. W. Gilbert . 



13. Hoffman Allen . 



13. H. C. Rydell . . 



14. H. C. RydeU . . 

 14. C. W. Feigenspan 

 14. C. W. Feigenspan 



16. W. N. Applegate 



17. Hoffman Allen . 

 17. G. W. Fenimore . 

 17. T. K. Skidmore 

 17. A. F. Edgecomb 



17. M. F. Stealton . 



18. F. Kimbacker 

 18. A. V. Freeman . 

 18. M. F. Stealton . 



13. J. J. Yates . . 

 13. J. J. Yates . . 

 19. W. N. Applegate 

 19. A. Allen, Jr. . . 

 19. L. J. Brown . . 

 19. L. J. Brown . . 



18. R. Wiechert 

 18. F. H. Skidmore 



21. Edw. Cramer 



22. Robt. A. Tuch 

 24. W. Conklin . 

 24. A. V. Freeman 

 24. Fred Miller . 

 24. Albert Alohes. 

 24. Albert Alcbes. 



24. G. Hatfield . 



25. G. Hatfield . 

 25. J. M. Gentle 

 25. W. Hencken . 

 25. P. L. Evans . 



Seaside Park. 



lb. oz. 

 33 



22 

 48 

 29 

 32 

 28 

 22 

 32 

 37 

 40 

 31 

 21 

 38 

 46 





 

 6 

 8 

 

 

 

 8 

 

 

 

 

 



When hooked in the surf this bass affords a splendid fight, 



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