FOREST AND STREAM 
1053 
SOMETHING ABOUT THE CARP. 
Editor Angling Department: Have you a book 
or any literature giving the habits and general 
nature of the carp? What they feed on, how 
they spend the winter, if dormant, etc.? I have 
heard they bury in the mud during the winter 
months. Would like to get a book or any in¬ 
formation you have at hand. 
W. S. Neppel, Wash. 
I am sorry to say we have no literature on the 
carp. However, would suggest that you write 
to the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, 
Washington, D. C. The following may be of 
some help to you. The carp (Cyprinus Carpo) 
is a fresh water fish. The mouth is small and 
toothless, color is dark brown above, growing 
quite light on the ventral side. The carp feeds 
largely on vegetable matter but will also eat 
insect larvae, worms, etc. It spawns about June 
and during the winter months, it hibernates, not 
taking any food.—G. L. B.] 
PURCHASING A BAIT-CASTING ROD. 
Editor Angling Department: One frequently 
hears that in purchasing a bait-casting rod, it is 
better to buy one of the short-butt, long-tip con¬ 
struction, and not one with the tip and butt of 
equal lengths. Will you kindly explain why this 
is? I intend to buy a new rod this year and I 
would like your opinion on the subject before 
going ahead. 
R. O. P., Rochester, N. Y. 
The reason that the short-butt long-tip con¬ 
struction is frequently recommended, is because 
in this type of rod the ferrule is placed where the 
least strain occurs in playing the fish, whereas 
in the rod with tip and butt of equal lengths, the 
ferrule coming directly in the center of the rod, 
the strain being placed at this point, the chance 
of breakage is supposed to be increased. How¬ 
ever, I feel that this is more of a theoretical 
idea than a practical one, as I know of several 
rods made with tip and butt of equal lengths 
that have accounted for some good sized bronze 
backs and are none the worse for wear. 
A BOOK ON STATE GAME LAWS. 
Editor Angling Department: Can you tell me 
where I can get a book showing the game and 
fish laws of the different states? I have not 
been able to find what I want in the stores. 
R. E., Columbus, Ohio. 
Forest and Stream publishes a book called 
“Game Laws in Brief for the United States and 
Canada.” The price is 25 cents. 
ONE WAY TO GET LIVE BAIT EARLY. 
Editor Angling Department: Can you tell me 
where I can get live bait early in the season? I 
am not an advocate of the plug with its numer¬ 
ous hooks, but have trouble in finding live bait— 
I mean crawfish and frogs. 
A. C. K., Toledo, Ohio. 
Why not stock up with them when they are 
plentiful? You can keep them during the winter 
in a large box filled with mud. Place your frogs 
and crawfish in the box, and at the first frost 
they will bury themselves. Then when you want 
them, dig them up, they will be there, alive and 
kicking. 
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LITTLE THINGS FOR THE TACKLE BOX 
AND KIT BAG. 
A few months ago a correspondent told in these 
columns of an “invisible leader” which he had 
obtained from Scotland, and which had proved 
to be all that was claimed for it, both as regards 
strength and invisibility. These leaders, Ameri¬ 
can anglers will be pleased to learn, are now 
obtainable in the United States, as announced 
elsewhere in this issue. 
A landing net—folding, at that—weighing only 
eight ounces and strong enough to lift out the 
biggest trout, is certainly something that the 
fishing world has reason to hail with delight. 
Mr. C. G. Young, of 320 Market street, San 
Francisco, will tell you about it if you drop him 
a postal and mention Forest and Stream. 
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