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A Column for OutdoorsmenRules which govern the Nimrod lt;The majority of our West Vir-acd Angler fishing contest aretginia streams are, txaiTOW andsimple. Before an airier is eligible [these shorter rods are easier to to enter a fish in the contest Ms [handle in the brush, but as an all name and address must be reg- round fly rod for use anywhere,istered before the deadline. For [under all conditions, a longer,/the trout contest the deadline is i more sturdy rod is better, midnight, April 29; for the bass,i The angler after choosing his small mouth, large mouth, wall- j rod, line and reel is faced with theeyed pike, rock bass, musky, blue-1 problem of assembling a collectiongill, and catfish the deadline is;of leaders, lures and hooks. Ta-pered leaders are preferred for ordinary fishing even for bait fishing, for small wet flies or dryormidnight, June 17.Prizes consisting of a Sport King rod, reel, line and fly book for thelargest brook, brown or rainbow j flies, leaders tapered to 1-X trout; for the largest of the bass, 2-X are the choice, etc.* species the prizes will consist! In early season fishing when the of Sport King casting rod, red., [water is running at normal high line'and lure box. j levels, the size and kind of a hookRules of contest: The contest is]used is not very important. The for the state of West Virginia only, j wide choice is for a size eight You must, upon entering yourisnelled, which means that instead; catch, file an affidavit signed byjof an eye the hook has a straight; iwo persons, naming the species,; shank attached to a short length I size* rod, line, lure used and the]of gut with a loop for tying It to. name of the stream and county;the leader. jwhere catch was made. Photos { Fishermen, as always, can de-: will be appreciated. ;pend on the angleworm for their;Enter as many catches as you!principal lore. It always predom-'desire.;inates. We venture a guess thatThe trout contest, closes xnid-jmDre than So per cent of- all| night July 15; the bass, etc. con-jailers use halt such as'worms,; test closes' midnight Labor day,]mkmoi*PS* grasshoppers, etc. An-= SepL 5. Winners will be announced; other guess is ..that only about 25 within 10 days after the close of!or 30 per*cent use artificial lures.' each phase of the contest- There \ Worms should be offered to the are 50 consolation prizes for those!trout hi as natural a manner as who don't catch the big one. The!possible. A split shot sinker is ne-prizes are on display at Mont-pessary to take the worm downgomery Ward Co. in Charleston.;to the bottom in high or heavy* * * : water. Bunching a worm too. i tightly on a., hook eliminates the.We who have fished the Ha*-inatllrgJ look. The stralghter a ter as for channel is made to appear on amayed to learn of the death of]hook the better.Ranee Oden, who always went outj « * •of his way to make things cora-1 We do not that there Isfortable. Ranee's hospitality will [anything as important in fishing never be forgotten, neither will his U^mert for all around fishing many recitations on local folklore. ias a jarge tackle box. Of course, Ranee had the coffin monopoly onjtjje contents of the box are more the Outer Baotes, although he seJrjimportant the box Itself, dom worked hard at anything, Tackie boxes should always be which brought a financial return. jkept ta eoo4 condition. They Ranees people were among thef^^ be „ood boxes, first to settle Hasteras, and it was; xioes can rot when kept in a his contention that his great grand- j bamp box much eisier than they father, a Scandinavian sailor, was’ kept oa toe reel and rodwashed ashore there after a 1Qpen aj- can dry the line, even wreck, maicing the journey to the j on ^ reel. tackle box should beach in an empty pork barrel.; |€gted thoroughly to see that The first time Ranee ever saw; Jt doesnt. leak. U jt does, thewhite flour was when a barrel of; should toe soldered so noit came ashore after a wreck. He t moisture can get in even in a and another man thought it was or if it sets in a boatwhitewash- that ieakSiDuring the past couple of years we have seen, more short fishing rods in the hands of fishermen- It is a fact that shorter fishing‘rods are gaining in popularity—instead ot the regular 6:2 and 9 footers, the new seven and 7* 2-foot fly rods are proving to be the proper rods on the trout streams. Especially far the beginner do we recommend these short fly rods.The appearance of Ben East at the Charleston high school auditorium next Wednesday pvening at 7:30 o'clock and the showing of 1 the famous goose and duck pic-[tures, under the auspices of the ! Kanawha Game and Fish Assn. [and Outdoor Life magazine, will be something- that none should;mxss.The public is invited to attend.
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Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sun, Apr 10, 1949
Page 17
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