CiEAPTER XIII 



ANGLING FOE BASS 



The descriptions given of the meth- 

 ods of catching salmon, ouananiche, and 

 sea trout may not prove of immediate 

 interest or assistance to many fishermen, 

 but it is to be hoped that they will event- 

 ually be of service to all. The subject 

 of bass fishing, however, comes close to 

 the heart of every angler, as they are 

 beyond question the most widely distrib- 

 uted, and doubtless the most sought for, 

 of all fresh-water fish. Almost every 

 one has caught a bass, or desires to catch 

 one, and there is certainly nothing to 

 prevent him. They ai'e very plentiful, 

 and to be found on all sides. But they 

 are hard fighters, and to catch them in 



numbers one must understand their nature, and be 



something of a skilled fisherman as well. 



In Chapter V, sufficient has been said regarding 

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A good string. 



