July, 1919 
FOREST AND S T R E A :\I 
369 
This takes practically all the strain off 
the tip and distributes it over the entire 
rod, and brings him to within easy reach. 
By holding a taut line I keep his head 
high out of the water. If a poor hold is 
noticed then use extreme care to not 
give one fraction of advantage to your 
fish. 
As a usual thing the fish comes in as 
gently as a lamb and by reaching down 
insert your thumb and first finger in his 
mouth, grasp him firmly by the lower 
part of the mouth, that is, inside, and 
lift him quietly and gently to safety; 
usually they come in to the creel or boat 
without a struggle. 
It is a good idea, when fishing a stream, 
if you are not already familiar with its 
pools, to observe closely and find out 
where the big fellows make their head- 
quarters. I have found this to be the 
most successful way of saving oneself 
a vast amount of fruitless beating about 
over barren water. No matter how 
plentiful a stream might be populated 
with bass, there are certain parts that 
will not yield fish. One thing, though, I 
have found in my bass fishing experi- 
ences, and that is this: Those places 
where I see the golden gleam of a curv- 
ing beauty flash upward in the sunlight 
of a beautiful summer day, there will I 
place my active run chub with a tender 
care that scarcely breaks the mirror of 
the quiet stream’s current. And there, 
sooner or later, I will test my abilities 
against the gamest old aristocrat of the 
singing waters. 
THE WAYS OF 
ANGLERS 
(continued from page 356 ) 
not go amiss. Experience is the only 
teacher from whom the trick can be 
learned, and oftentimes the pupil will 
be a good while in getting his lesson so 
thoroughly as to render success more 
probable than failure. Even after he 
thinks he knows all there is about it, re- 
peated losses of good fish may demon- 
strate the fact that he has yet much 
to learn. There is something about the 
Wrist knack which seems to baffle an ab- 
solutely lucid description, and, as in the 
case with wing-shooting, the batting of 
a curved ball or learning to ride a bicycle, 
only practice will bring an understand- 
ing. A short, quick movement of the 
wrist, very little force being exercised, 
is usually all that is necessary to hook 
a trout. Circumstances must regulate 
the action, however, for if one is using 
a long line or large hooks, or if the trout 
is a big one, somewhat more force is 
desirable than when the line is short, 
the hooks small and the fish under half 
a pound in weight. It is a good idea to 
make it a rule never to strike hard 
enough to lift a fish from the water even 
though it proves to be under the six-inch 
limit. The importance of quickness can- 
not be too strongly emphasized. When 
once acquired, the exercise of the wrist 
knack calls for nefther conscious thought 
nor effort, the act being as involuntary 
as that of walking or breathing. Thus 
the correct ways of anglers are obtained 
and by much practice the fisherman grad- 
ually comes into his own. 
Trade Mark 
Registered 
'Revolvers and 
^l\iitomatic Pistols 
For Sportsmen and Campers 
Your camp equipment should include a 
Colt. Tell your dealer your requirements. 
No matter what model Colt you select, each 
one possesses the same quality, accuracy and 
durability that made the Colt the choice of 
the U. S. Army and Navy after years of 
searching investigation and exhaustive tests. 
The Colt was adopted “in consequence of 
its marked superiority to any other known 
pistol.” 
Your revolver or automatic pistol — which- 
ever arm you prefer — should be a Colt, 
because its dependable special features will 
serve you faithfully for a lifetime. 
Do not accept “the next best” — get a Colt. 
You will never know the real pleasure of 
target practice — a delightful sport at camp 
— until you have experienced the confi- 
dence inspired by the accuracy of a Colt. 
Colt Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. 
Hartford, Conn. 
