Photo by Frederick Slocum 



THE LOIS 



A BUZZARD BAY GRAFT 



BY FREDERICK SLOCUM 



HE motor boat Lois, 

 shown in the accom- 

 panying photograph, is 

 owned by Mr. E. M. 

 Slocum, of New Bed- 

 ford, Mass. She was 

 designed for striped 

 bass fishing in Buz- 

 zard's Bay around the 

 shores of Cuttyhunk 

 and in the vicinity of 

 Westport Harbor. The 

 fish illustrated were the result of one morn- 

 ing's fishing at Westport and weighed 

 respectively 35 and 18 pounds. 



The striped bass in these waters are caught 

 almost exclusively in the surf along the 



rocky shores. Some fish for them from the 

 rocks or from stands built out over the 

 rocks, while others prefer to fish from a 

 boat, skirting the outer edge of the surf 

 and casting an eel bait in toward the shore. 

 A good strong rowboat, from 12 to 15 feet 

 long, is generaly used for this purpose,, but 

 as the favorite haunts of the bass are fre- 

 quently at some distance from the harbors, 

 Mr. Slocum's introduction of the motor boat 

 for this purpose saves many a long and 

 tedious row. The Lois is 15 feet long, 4 

 feet 9 inches wide and her 3 J horse-power 

 Belcher motor gives her a speed of seven 

 miles an hour. The motor is used only for 

 going to and from the fishing grounds. 

 While fishing the oars are used. 



