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Identifier: outing55newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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ute tothe latter fish in The Basses, Fresh-water and Marine: A shapely fish, moreover, active andgraceful in its movements; beautiful farabove the average of the game fishes inits silvery mail and brilliant iridescence;quick to seize a suitable lure and to holdit firmly; full of resources in its struggleagainst capture; full of expedients forescaping the hook or parting the mostapproved line; endowed with wonderfulstrength and endurance; quick to takeadvantage of all the natural obstructions to the anglers skill which exist in itsfavorite haunts—the striped bass is aking among the game fishes. It is certainly in the same class withthe salmon for its intelligence and fight-ing qualities. Its first plunge whenhooked is more powerful than that ofthe salmon, and its endurance is greater.It depends upon its great strength for itsescape from capture, and resorts to notricks such as every salmon fishermanmust overcome in the pursuit of hisfavorite quarry. An expert red drum angler paints a
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WATCHING HIS HOOK STRIKE PERHAPS TWO HUNDRED FEET OUT. 200 THE OUTING MAGAZINE picture no less inspiring; he says: Anexcellent spirit animates these shapelyfish; no passive submission to the strain-ing rod is their . . . way of doing things,but a tremendous burst of strength, speed,and determination, bearing heavily onthe line, to right, to left, taking vigorouspunishment from the angler above in acallous manner, often prolonging thestruggle to a seemingly interminablelength. When at last the gaff strikeshome, there appears a fine fellow indeed,with a complexion of polished copper,brightly glistening as the brine dropsdrip fresh from its well-loved breakers. Peer of the Salmon It will be seen from these two descrip-tions that we have a pair of game fishunequaled, either in fresh or salt water.The lordly salmon that for centuries hasbeen placed high above all other gamefishes evinces not half the strength, thelashing, smashing go, of either of thesefish. The anglers entire body, fromto

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