July, 1921 
FOREST AND STREAM 
325 
THE WEAPONS TO 
USE FOR BASS 
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 300) 
for a rod I would be safe in saying that 
the average man has to consider the 
proportions of his pocketbook. The va- 
rious rod manufacturing concerns have 
come to realize that the majority of an- 
glers for bass are not wealthy and 
have in accordance with this knowledge 
placed on th^ market a list of medium- 
priced rods that embrace all the requi- 
site qualities, practically speaking, that 
the higher priced rods contain. The 
difference is in the furnishings. The 
gingerbread and the varnish might not 
be there, but the strength and balance 
and all the other important requisites 
are. In most of the supply house cata- 
logues one will find some excellent and 
serviceable rods listed from $5.00 up to 
whatever the customer wishes to invest 
It is well to buy a good rod and a 
high priced one, but the cheaper ones 
that are guaranteed against breakage 
under normal usage will be safe and 
pleasing investments. 
Reels. 
H OW often do we hear the sport of 
angling described as “the song of 
the reel.” And we must acknowl- 
edge that it is a legitimate phraseology 
of the pastime, when we consider what 
an important item of the angler’s fur- 
nishings the reel has come to be. Bait 
casting would be almost an impossibility 
were it not that the improved models 
of reels allowed us so many privileges 
that would be unobtainable with only 
the line and the rod. 
The earliest forms of angling were 
practised without anything of the kind, 
the line being attached directly to the 
rod tip; then, later on, the idea of fish- 
ing with a surplus of line and the first 
actual practice of “playing” the fish 
evolved the idea of having rings at- 
tached to the rod and also a tip. After 
passing the line through these it was 
coiled at the angler’s feet or in such a 
manner as to allow him free access to 
it. It was manipulated in about the 
same way as we use the fly rod today, 
i. e., striping the line from the reel and 
playing the fish with the line held light- 
ly in the hand rather than on the reel. 
Later, as a matter of course, there 
originated the elementary models of the 
reel proper, advancing slowly with the 
growth of the sport until today we have 
the mechanical artistry of the modern 
quadruples and multipliers and single 
acters which serve to make the sport of 
angling the most fascinating, as well as 
the most sk'lful, recreation of the times. 
Among the bait casters the question 
as to what action reel gives the best 
results has been boiled down to one 
fixed standard — the “quadruple multi- 
plying”. This reel places before the 
caster a spool which allows less friction 
and gives the Tne that amount of free- 
dom which is necessary for good dis- 
tance and unrestricted casts. 
For still-fishing, as well as in casting, 
it has the advantage over the other more 
restricted spools by putting at the an- 
gler’s command a mastery over the 
Always Lucky with a Stanley Hook-a Weedless but Not a Fishless Hook 
You can catch Bass, Muskellunge, Pike, or any other Fish in 
its native haunts— among the lily pads, rushes, sunken roots, moss, 
weed beds or “any place where any fish can swim” — if you use 
The Stanley Perfection Weedless Hook 
The Only Open Hook That’s Really Weedless 
Don’t waste your time experimenting with other hooks. Use the hook that meets 
every test, the hook that’s proved itself to thousands of fishermen to be the only 
open hook that’s really weedless — 
The Stanley Perfection Hook 
Once Used Always Used 
Con Tandem with Spinner. 
I'lO. OUU a great killer for short 
biters. Use pork rind strip, frog or 
minnow for bait. The nickel- 
plated spinner always A(\ 
revolves easily ^vC 
No Fishing Kit 
Complete Without a 
Stanley Hook 
Q Fly with Spinner. 
1^0. Op ec j body and 
wings, white tail. Very 
desirable for surface bait, 
as nickel-plated spinner 
makes attractive ripple. 
Can be used for under 
water fishing. !A small 
pork rind strip may 
also be used /DC 
GET A STANLEY PERFECTION HOOK NOW! If your dealer cannot supply 
you we will ship direct on receipt of Money Order. A variety of Stanley Hooks 
at prices from 30c to 75c. Every Hook guaranteed. Money back if not satisfied. 
Write Us for Free Illustrated Catalogue 
WM. STANLEY & CO., 1217 E. 55th St., Chicago, 111. 
No. 500 
Tandem with 
Spinner . . ,40c 
No. S 
Fly with Spinner 
75c 
Last Word in Pipe Construction 
THE MAIER PIPE 
is the (ONLY) pipe de- 
signed for instant exposure 
of entire smoke passage, from 
“bowl bottom to bit end” 
for convenient cleaning. 
The “Spiral” inside the regula- 
tion length stem, forms sixteen 
(16") of cooling, dry, sweet, 
smoke passage. Moisture or 
“juices” are con- 
densed on the 
“spiral,” which 
prevents “juices” 
from reaching the 
tobacco, or being 
drawn into the 
-Mr- mouth. The “spi- 
on request -..t— ral” can be in- 
stantly removed, a shake or wipe frees it 
from collected “juices.” The “MAIER’S” 
aluminum lined stem cannot absorb “juices.” 
Made of fine quality briar, in popular shapes. 
The “MAIER” is a freer drawing, cooler, 
drier, sweeter, milder, cleaner edition of 
your own “favorite pipe.” “GUARAN- 
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BACK.” ORDER IMMEDIATELY. 
Maier Pipe Co., Inc., 203 Water St., Charlestown, Md. 
Price 
$2.50 
direct. 
Booklet 
Fishing Club to Rent, L.I. 
Summer club and 60 acre island to rent, fur- 
nished for the summer, 8 bedrooms and 4 
large rooms downstairs, directly on the fish- 
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Fire Island Light and Inlet, direct connec- 
tion to Bay Shore, one hour from Herald 
Square. Rent reasonable. Address C. E. 
Brewster, Bay Shore, N. Y. 
WEISS 
Alpine Binoculars 
Write for special offer 
Weias 
Instrument Co. 
1733 Arapahoe St., 
Denver, Col 
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MOTOR BOATS, 16 to 24 ft. 
long, with or without engine. 
For lakes, rivers, shallow 
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The saving effected this year is 
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Only 23 inches long; 1 2Vl inches unjointed. Makes long 
casts. Old fishermen say: “Best Ever Used! ** Packed 
in carton, by mail $3.00. Send for catalog. THE 
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