The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1968 Page: 3 of 16
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Thursday, April 18, 1968
The Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
WITH
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FRED W. STRONG
HIBERNATION OVER between the shrimper and the
After the annual winter hiber- other boat, causing them to cease
nation, the American pleasure operations until they passed.Not
boatman and the warm weather exactly a good method to make
fishermen have started to come friends on the high seas.
alive. The Mgns of the impending
migration tyopen water is mak-
ing itself known all around Tex-
as. The annual tune-up of out-
board motors has started.
If you have such a project
on your “get ready for fishing”
list here are a few suggestions
straight off the checklist of a
manager of engineering of one of
the largest outboard manufac- change your ways ... all it
turing outfits. takes is a mite of consider-
Take a few short runs and burn ation for the other fellow,
off any excess fogging oil before FISHING FORECAST
Other gripes? Indeed, there
are! If you’ve fished for years,
you probably know them all. If
you’re a beginner, begin right!
One little thought will do it .... .
it’s old, it’s golden . . . “Treat
other fishermen as you would
have them treat you.” Who
knows, it may not be too late for
even some of you old heads to
you install new spark plugs. Un-
der normal conditions they’ll be
good for the entire boating sea-
son.
A thorough inspection should
be made of spark plug wires for
cracks and cuts. The rubber
“boots” should be checked for
a snug fit. The replacement cost
of these parts is small. In fact,
the increased fuel consumption
during one season would prob-
ably be more expensive.
Now’s the time to remedy
that “hard starter.” An inex-
pensive spark checker will tell
you if the breaker points, con-
denser and coil are working Caught ’em in about 5 hours
property. If you run into trou- fishin’ time. But this story is
ble, contact, your marine deal- kinda sad, too, ’cause it’s gonna
er. Once agftin, inspect all wiring be hard to top it during the rest
My favorite kind of fishing
report is one that happens to
me ... so stand by while I
brag just a mite. My two boys,
age 9 and 15, brought home 30
bass last weekend — I caught
11 of them. Of the 30 fish we
had, 26 weighed 3 pounds or bet-
ter with the top bass (caught by
the 15-year-old) going 5l/z
pounds. But the best part . . .
every danged bass we had was
snagged on a top-water plug. And
we caught ’em on our deer lease
located 45 miles north ofLaredo
where we have a little lake
which covers about 20 acres.
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All of us dream of someday catch-
ing a really big bass.
It has been proven however^ that
10 per cent of the fishermen catch
90 per cent of the bass weighing five
pounds or over. So evidently this 10
per cent has some “secret.”
Lauren Johnston, a highly compe-
tent Austin angler, thinks there are
two rules for taking big bass. One is
using a proven big-bass bait in big-
bass waters. The other is just keeping
the lure in the water.
Johnston, a flooring contractor, is
the only man to win the Austin Bass
Club’s big-bass - of - the - year award
three times. So he can speak with
some authority.
Attitude in fishing for large bass
is all-important, Johnston stresses. He
fishes for big bass and nothing else.
He says he’d rather fish all day and
get one strike from a big fish than
to actually catch a dozen smaller ones.
He has gone as long as 72 straight
hours without a strike.
Few of us possess such dogged de-
termination and patience.
Johnston’s favorite bait is the jig
and eel, a proven big-bass getter. It
is a leadhead jig, about one-half ounce
in size, with a six-inch black pork eel
or “spring” lizard impaled on it. This
bait is worked slowly along the bot-
tom in deep water where big bass
hang out.
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Few really large bass are taken in
the shallows along shore, where most
people fish.
Actually, there’s no real mystery
in using the jig and eel, says Lauren.
Main thing is to have confidence in
it. Should he go two or three hours
without a strike, he must console him-
self with the fact that the fish
wouldn’t be hitting other baits, either.
Only by sticking with it, hour after
hour, can the fisherman hope to suc-
ceed with any consistency. It stands
to reason that the man fishing eight
hours stands a much better chance
of taking a big bass than does the
angler who fishes only an hour.
Pinpoint casting is important when
using this bait. It should be cast to
some cover where bass might hang
out, like a stump in the water or
along a weed bed. Usually a bass will
grab the bait as it plummets down.
Evidently he thinks something live
has fallen into the water so he quick-
ly pounces upon it.
For this reason, the fisherman
should allow the line to go slack when
the bait is falling. If he keeps the
line taut, Johnston points out, the
bait will go down at a tangent. It
might hit next to a stump, for ex-
ample, but by the time it hits bottom,
it will be six feet toward the boat
and away from the prime area to be
fished.
By allowing the bait to sink on a
limp line, the angler has no feel and
cannot tell when a fish is striking the
bait. For this reason he must watch
his line closely. Should it start to
straighten out and move off to the
side, that’s the signal to rear back
on the rod and drive the hook home.
This action must be forceful since a
big bass has a tough mouth.
If the bait hits bottom without a
strike, then it should be pulled in
slowly, along the bottom, in stop-and-
go jerks, and all the way back to the
boat. This is a tedious, sometimes ex-
asperating way to fish.
But it’s highly successful! Just ask
Lauren Johnston. He has big-bass tro-
phies to pi*ove it.
There are two facts to consider
when after sunfish with artificials.
Use a small bait and fish slowly. The
smaller the artificial, the more effec-
tive it will be. And whether it is a
surface or an underwater lure, re-
trieve as slowly as possible.
For fun at its best the sunfish
should be taken on light tackle, some-
thing like a fly rod or an ultra-light
spinning outfit.
Dick Brown, publisher of the Aus-
tin American-Statesman, likes to cast
for so-called bream on Lake Austin,
using a seven-foot fly rod that weighs
less than three ounces. He says even
a hand-sized fish fights like a big one
on this dainty tackle.
Topwater bugs or flies on a fly rod
should be small. About a No. 10 bug
is best. The smaller bug will tempt
many more strikes than a large one.
Any tiny fly is okay, with standard
colors of black, yellow and white pro-
ducing best.
With a bug, just barely wiggle it
on the surface. Don’t pull with enough
force to pop it. Pull the fly through
the water in short, slow pulls. Some-
times a tiny spinner attached to the
front of the fly will add the flash that
attracts more strikes.
and connections.
Although
weekend skip-
pers are <?Salified mechanics,
' An, any
italifi
it’s best to leave carburetor ad-
justments to the experts. Today’s
modern outboards have many
carburetion r efinements which
are entirely new to even the
veteran boatmen.
If your outboard is a manual
start model, pull the cord out
slowly and check for frayed or
worn spots. If the rewind mech-
anism is sluggish, have your
dealer check the spring tension.
Stale fuel and gummy deposits
are two major springtime head,
aches. The fuel bowl should be
removed and thoroughly cleaned.
If the filter is clogged, replace
it. If fuel was left in the tank
during storage, throw it away.
Use a flashlight to check the
fuel tank. Acetone or lacquer
will remove harmful deposits.
If you didn’t change the lower
unit last fall, drain and refill
according to the manufacturer’s
recommendations. If you detect
water, take it to your qualified
outboard mechanic. Your own-
er’s manual is a handy guide
to lubrication. It will show all
fittings that need attention. Final-
ly, apply a light coat of oil to
all exposed metal parts.
Before patting yourself on the
back, conduct a final check to
of the year . . . so what have
I got to look forward to?
The water in this little lake
averages about 6 feet in depth,
therefore, it was warmed soon-
er than the larger and deeper
ponds. About half the bass we
caught had spawned or were in
the process. This is something
that has not happened at Falcon
Lake which is some 100 miles
to the south . . . but it’s some-
thing that should bust loose any
day now. There, and at other
lakes all over the state. There-
fore, I’m looking for a good fresh
water weekend all around Texas.
Down on the coast we have a
good sign of things to come.
Spanish mackerel are being
caught up and down the coast.
This means the water has warm-
ed and fishing should get better
and better until it really gets
hot. And I expect this coming
weekend to be a dandy — tides
will be working in the fisher-
man's favor with late mornings
and afternoons being the best
time to fish. So take your choice
—fresh or salt — it oughta be a
fine weekend.
PISTOL PETE
FINALLY CAGED
During the 1967-68 college bas-
ketball season, Pistol Pete Mara-
vich, the Louisiana State all-
American, was unstoppable and
■rewrote the collegiate record
books by scoring more than 3,100
points and averaging 44 points a
game. Now he has a couple of
namesakes.
Two Siberian tigers arrived
at the new zoo at Baton Rouge,
La., where LSU is located. Of-
ficials promptly named the ani-
mals Pistol and Pete.
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"Oh, a volunteer." ,
fuming at the launch.
DO YOU POP OFF YOUR LURES ?_Frequent loss
of lures when casting can be caused by two oversights.
__ vv Either you are tying faulty knots, or there is a seri-
make sure all screws have been ous^y Toughened guide on your rod tip. Of course, if
properly replaced and tightened you’re casting a heavy spoon with too light a line_
that’s a different matter. Just don’t do it!
USE MONOFILAMENT?—Experts agree that mo-
nofilament fishing line is superior for use on spinning
and spincast reels but some rate it second to good
braided line for casting reels.
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CATFISHING WITH ARTIFICIALS—Sometimes
...........Hu.......... „„u f&fwh, are on artificial bait. But, the time and
generally, wonderful folks! But Orort expended is not worth the possibility. Primarily
there’s a hard core that never catfish are natural bait eaters. Leave them for the cane
grows up, never learns that cour- pole fishermen who know their habits and habitats,
tesy, plain ordinary courtesy, is ***
a way of life out-of-doors, too.
Take the case of the cane pole
and bobber fisherman. He com-
plains that the plugger hogs half
the lake, throws lures every-
where, acts like he owns the
place. The plug fisherman, in
turn, gripes about the cane pole ***
artist who rows along the shore
. . . “cuts” his line and fishes
right where he wants to cast.
down. When^his is done, sit down
and just proud for a moment
or two. While you’re flashing
across the water , . . or already
at the choice fishin’ hole, the
careless Boatman will still be
fussing anrffu
ing ramp.
FISHING MANNERS
Fishing seasons and fisher-
men . . . wonderful times and
NOISELESS TACKLE BOXES—Line your tackle
box with thin gasket cork, and you can stop the racket
made when changing lures. Cork is obtainable in most
auto supply stores. Cut the cork to size and glue the
cuttings carefully to the bottom and sides of the trays
with a water-resisting adhesive.
TANGLED SPINNING LINE—When fishing and
.... y°ur spinning line tangles while casting look for the
The fly fisherman howls about cause before trying to correct it. Usually you’ll find
the guy who bustles down stream such trouble occurs because of an overfilled spool, or
behind him* yells, “Hey bud, got retrieving with a slack line,
any worm! ”’ . . . then waddles ***
right through the best hole in 10 f.Cii utrkir' \ m ™
miles like.a mud dredge. HaH H1DLAWAY—Cleaning some big logs off your
There e ill-mannered salt Dont property? Don’t burn them or have them
water fishe’rmen, too. One day hauled away. Instead attach some weights and sink
last year an outboard with a them in the lake. They will form a haven and hiding
couple of poletoters therein was place for small bait fish which in turn will lure those bie
!rkfr bass „almosl t0 your doorstep- Be sure to sii*
offshore A Me pStfbrtPcame MSIdeep water where they wi" »e ™> menace
along trolling lures and nothing
would dojput they had to run right
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Green, Maud. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1968, newspaper, April 18, 1968; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth905331/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.