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FOREST AND STREAM 
October, 1918 
FISHERMAN’S 
LUCK 
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THE SHEEPSHEAD 
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the most likely spot, namely along an oys¬ 
ter reef or some submerged object and 
row quietly to the spot, taking with him 
say a peck of either hard or soft clams 
having the shells previously broken, and 
scatter them over the grounds. Two or 
three days later the same program should 
be gone through with again; this has a 
tendency to attract the fish which in turn 
attract many more; then when the ground 
has been well baited by three or four such 
visits fishing may be tried with confidence, 
fishing always between extremes of high 
and low water. 
T HE tackle should be of medium 
weight but strong as the sheepshead 
is one of the wariest of fish com¬ 
mon to our waters. It is well if the 
boat can be tied to some piling or other 
object as the casting of the anchor in any 
but the quietest manner may startle the 
school if they are near and no results be 
secured. A medium weight boat rod, with 
a 1-0 multiplying reel and a 12 thread line 
of the best quality, is essential, with a 
sinker heavy enough to hold the tackle to 
the bottom so it will not run with the tide. 
A short stout leader of at least four ply 
must be used as anything lighter might 
easily be severed by the rough bottom on 
which sheepshead invariably are found. 
As to the hook which is the most essential 
part of the outfit; this must be of the best 
possible quality. While the O’Shaugnessy 
is good and will stand any amount of 
rough treatment still what is known as the 
Virginia black fish hook is most admirable. 
This hook has a very low point and is 
made from heavy wire and when properly 
tempered is beyond all doubt the best hook 
for this fish. The snell on the hook should 
be of the best gut and at least four ply 
as the work required of it is strenuous to 
a degree. As these hooks ordinarily are 
marked quite differently from other hooks 
the number which corresponds most nearly 
to what is known as 5-0 with standard 
make of hooks will be about right. 
N OW as to the main endeavor—having 
reached the desired grounds and 
anchor quietly overboard, the utmost 
quiet should be maintained in the boat. 
V hile the latter rule applies to all kinds 
of fishing it is a positive essential here. 
As the ground has been previously baited 
the same should be used in the way of 
bait on the hook. If clams, crack the shell 
slightly all along one side and insert the 
hook in one of the cracks, passing it well 
within the shell, then quietly lower it to 
the bottom and await results. This is 
rarely a game where immediate response 
is given to the endeavor as the sheepshead 
is rather a sluggish fish in its movements 1 
and very deliberate in all its doings. There 
are two reasons for using the bait with 
the shell on—one is it more nearly ap¬ 
proaches the condition under which the 
fish ordinarily gets its food, the second is 
there is no annoyance from the small bot¬ 
tom nibblers which always abound on such 
grounds. ' _ j 
Patience, that prime virtue in the an¬ 
gler, will be required now. A long time 
