In either case the action is the same. 
When an abnormal resistance, other 
than that due to trolling, is felt, let 
out the slack line immediately between 
the first ferrule and the reel and then 
strike quickly with the rod. The effect 
of this in the case of an obstruction 
to the sinker is to allow the sinker to 
drop back clear of any obstruction and 
the striking will generally pull the 
sinker clear. If, on the other hand, 
it is a fish, the immediate slacking of 
the line gives the fish a chance to 
swallow the bait and when striking 
with the rod it invariably hooks the 
fish. 
After the fish is hooked the battle 
is on, as fish hooked at this depth with 
from six to nine-inch bait will vary 
from eight to twenty-five pounds. As 
the tackle is light, care and judgment 
should be used in tiring the fish out. 
This can best be done by always en- 
deavoring to keep the rod at right 
angles to the line after a fish is hooked 
and let the reel have full play. It is 
best, if the brake is not too much of 
a retardent, to use this on fish of eight 
pounds and upwards. It should take 
from one-half to one hour to land a 
fish with this weight of tackle. 
Just a few words of information in 
regard to landing. When a fish begins 
to tire and comes to the surface never 
let him get in a position of standing 
on his head, for almost invariably the 
weight of the sinker will produce a 
certain amount of slack line and pull 
the hook out of his mouth, unless the 
fish is very securely hooked and the 
process of tiring him out has not loos- 
ened it. The average lake trout taken 
from deep and cold water in the sum- 
mer months will, when brought to the 
surface, endeavor to get back to the 
normal temperature and_ pressure. 
The result is that it takes recourse to 
sounding and will dive straight down, 
taking out from 15 to 40 feet of line 
in a twinkle of an eye. This is a very 
critical time and one loses either the 
fish, tackle, or both, and perhaps 
breaks the rod. 
I have had a fish sound eight times 
before I could bring him to the surface 
for keeps. A symptom of the fish be- 
coming tired is shown by the large 
number of bubbles coming to the sur- 
face directly over the fish. The larger 
the fish, the larger the bubbles. 
When a fish is tired to the extent 
that he offers no resistance and can be 
seen on the top of the water, always 
keep the body of the fish as nearly 
horizontal as possible, and avoid above 
all things the quick dip of the net, 
especially with a large fish. Have the 
net placed at a certain point by the 
guide. with the mouth of the net at 
an angle of about 45 degrees. Then 
slowly manipulate the fish so as to 
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lead him head on to the mouth of the 
net. As soon as his nose is within 
six inches or less of the net, have the 
guide come up firmly and quickly with 
the net, and at the same time slacking 
your line so as to allow the fish to 
enter the net freely. 
I have landed lake trout weighing 
twenty-one pounds with an ordinary 
landing net by this method. In fact, 
the fish shown in the illustration was 
of this weight and landed in this man- 
ner at Grand Lake on Friday, July 13, 
1923. Two of eight pounds each were 
landed on the 20th and one of eighteen 
pounds on the 27th. 

Condensed Bee Hunting 
(Continued from page 467) 
bee hunter having donned a suit of old 
clothing should venture out into the 
tangled wild in search of blooming 
fields. 
Inasmuch as the mention of fields 
automatically suggests pertinence to 
“the bee-hunting season,” it may be 
well to mention that wild honey-bees 
can be hunted in any season of the 
year, excepting very early Spring, late 
Fall and Winter. However, I do not 
recommend for the novice the hunting 
of bees in any season other than late 
Summer (usually between July 25th 
and September lst), as the natural 
characteristics of the honey-bee are 
governed by a series of solar changes 
which render the hunting of bees ex- 
tremely difficult in the ultra-early and 
semi-early parts of the year, except 
for those who are well versed in the 
lore of Nature’s school-room. 
But to return: We will assume that 
the bee hunter has, by this time, found 
a field of flowering bloom. Should it 
happen that the time be in August, the 
bulk of the bloom will undoubtedly be 
golden-rod. If there are no _ bees 
“working” the ’rods in the field, the 
bee hunter will do well to follow the 
base of the field, where there may be 
a few scattered pine and evergreen 
trees. Among these set-in trees are 
sure to be found thick clusters of 
golden-rod, over which, with lightning 
speed, skim busy honey-bees. 
And now the bee-box comes into 
play, for the bee hunter is ready to 
start his “line,” The bee-box is held 
in the left hand and with the right 
hand one shutter is thrown open. The 
bee hunter now approaches a golden- 
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