October, 1920 
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of ten cases merely from curiosity, pug- 
nacity or pure unadulterated viciousness ! 
In the matter of live or natural bait I 
believe that the fish takes the lure in a 
different attitude, but with the artificial I 
can not discover any plausible or material 
reason for his taking it with any idea of 
food. In view of this fact I have come to 
choose my muskellunge lures to suit the 
oddities of the fish. For all around work 
in trolling I have settled upon the large 
size of spinners and spoon hook, unbaited. 
These lures are heavy and attractive in 
the extreme with their polished blade pro- 
pellors and feathered hooks. For dark- 
colored days and water that is slightly off 
color I rather like a silver spoon or spin- 
ner, but for very bright days and clear 
water, with a reflected bottom light from 
gravel or light-colored underwater depos- 
its, I choose only the copper spoons and 
blades. 
Casting from the shore or from a boat 
is highly in favor among the majority of 
those who fish for the large fish. More 
territory can be covered, and it can be 
done in a more thorough manner than by 
trolling. The depth of the lure beneath 
the surface means a great deal at times, 
and by casting, the depth of the bait is at 
all times subject to the angler’s control, 
therefore I believe that, generally speak- 
ing, it is the best method for the man who 
cares to fish a pool or a certain stretch of 
weedy shore thoroughly. The same lures 
that are used for trolling, work equally 
well in casting. A long, record-breaking 
cast is not essential for success with a 
casting rod for muskellunge. Some of 
the hardest battles I have ever fought 
and the best fish I have had the good 
fortune to bring to gaff were mainly 
taken from the shore and from short casts 
of thirty-five and fifty feet length. The 
main idea is to place the bait where the 
fish is most likely to be waiting. It is 
not absolutely essential that the lure 
should fall just before the muskie’s jaws, 
but try to get it in the immediate locality 
of your fish where it will be attractive 
and noticeable. I have known large mus- 
kies to rush a bait and hook themselves 
that were several rods away from where 
they were waiting for food, but this is 
another proof of their eccentric and pug- 
nacious character which has caused the 
fish to become known throughout this vast 
section, west of the mountains of our 
eastern part of the country, as the King 
of the Inland Waters. 
HUNTING GRIZZLY 
WITH THE BOW 
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resembled our previous specimen, I let 
fly a broad head and struck the little 
fellow in the ribs. Without a sound the 
whole flock of bears disappeared. Then 
we heard a plaintive bawl; we saw the 
little fellow fall against an obstructing 
log and lie still. His mother came back 
several times, gazed at him sadly, then 
softly disappeared. 
Daybreak came. We picked up our 
little two-year-old, — one hundred and 
twenty pounds, — deprived him of his 
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