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JIMRHODYI Re&l Needs re is no fair-minde^ sports- surely, who would question motives or sincerity of the var- state game and fish divisions >ughout the country, but in our particular case we have no- d a growing tendency on the of such organizations to be >ver rushing to state legislatures ith the cry: “Give us a law!” ill, laws are necessary for game fish conservation, but recourse law, sometimes, instead of to msense, may defeat the very ig that is sought. In that con- ion, here are some rules which Id govern or come before the |iaws regulating fishing: Laws and regulations for fish must be useful; not burdensome. What one sees with his eyes in • pond, lake or stream is not what actually exists. The lake an angler thought was productive was proved to be the opposite. In like manner, they learned that the poor angling they experiencd might not be be cause of unproductive fish, but fish ing at the wrong time of year! It takes money to do a Job. To create more fishing, such as de veloping new impoundments, costs money. But it is worth it. Budgets which favored law enforcement di visions were adjusted to favor the tiny budgets of fish divisions. Many state administrators lost out to men who saw the needs of manage ment workers.' There are more anglers “bom” each day. It is a big job to meet the demands. Old methods have to be modified or tossed out the win dow. Providing more and better angling does not come from guard ing a fish in a stream, but from managing that fish so it can be most productive to the angler. ' AAA Angler's Prayer Dtar Lord, when Gabriel blows bis blast And I come home to rest at last, Don?t measure me for harp and wings; Let me have, instead, these things’. Some tackle, and a rod and reel, A pair of waders and a creel, A gushing, frothy glacier stream, A placid lake by which to dream. An angel pal with whom to angle. Magic lines that will not tangle; And permission, Lord, with fingers crossed, To lie about the fish l lost! AAA Balanced Outfits While this may appear as rankest heresy among many oldtimer an glers, it is now a recognized fact that there is no such thing as a "balanced” fly-casting outfit: that is, perfect balancing of the equip ment at the time of purchase. Many elements enter into the reasons why this is the case. In the first place, experimentation and experience have proved that - the old formula, the reel weighing so much more than the rod, is just so much hokum. The purveyors of that Idea forgot to take into ac count the weight ahead of the rod when the caster has out 35 or more feet of l‘ne. This weight, as anyone who has experienced it can tell, means a whale of a difference if the rod-user has bought a line too heavy for his rod. As a rule, this hit-and-miss meth od of choosing a *'balanced” outfit isn't necessary these days as a majority of rod-makers imprint on the rod the sizes of level or tapered lines which should be used on it. However, this doesn’t completely take all the headache out of the outfit-balancing procedure.. For in stance, not all fly lines are standard and, for another thing, nylon lines are one weight lighter than silk lines of the same letter designation. For l stance: A D-level nylon line is only as heavy as an E-Level silk line. And so it goes. Just the same, the angler know ing the difference in the weights of nylon and silk lines, and who wishes to rely on the rod-maker's direction for the line-size to choose, will get a fairly well-balanced out fit the first time. That is, if he for gets about the weight of the reel and remembers only that its chief function is that of a repository for the line. This is not to say, of course, that a fly-rod man can’t overload himself in the matter of heavy, cumbersome fly reels, par ticularly in the automatic category. But, with commonsense as his guide, and his own “feel” for the fishing instrument in his hand, he ought to be able to put together an outfit that is easy and a pleasure to use and which will, at the same time, enable him to get the most from his fishing. Did You Know? That fish are comparatively short lived? Most fresh-water fish seldom live more than 10 years, excepting the sturgeon which is believed to ma ture at 20 or more years of age and may live 100 years or longer. That the major part of the an imal crop of panflsh dies without ever being caught by fishermen? Studies have revealed that less than 10 per cent of the annual crop at panfish was taken by fishing. THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERR VIRGIL SAY- ISN'T THIS MXIR T’ NEW ■ BASE BALL? By Len Kleif SUNNYSIDE by Clark S. Haas 8V THE wet/. POP/ WHAT VO THEY MEAN BY *CO(XEGE RIMIN' TIME [aid A CERTAIN Y0UN6 FELLOW named Brooks, "I LIKE GIRLS WHO ARE FOND OF. 6000 BOOKS— *A GAL WITH A BRAIN, NO MATTER HOW PLAIN " By POSEN SO HE WED A DUMB BABE FDR HER LOOKS/ V BESSIE p •*, m 1 - :v» % vX" m - ••• & • .V. i if V; A. / •» By NICK PENN you STILL 7 DO, SMART//. MUTT AND JEFF WON'T JEFF BE JEALOUS WHEN I TELL HIM WHAT A SWELL VOVAGEI HAD/ HELLO, JEFF/ I HAD SOME TRIP/ THE CAPTAIN OF THE BOAT IS AH OLD FRIEND OF MINE—NOTING WAS TOO GOOD ( yA^POfiT FOR ME / SAY/ S PERMITTED TO RIDE ON THE QOABTER-DECKjjTWATS some CLASS > ( TO BRAG EH? l ABOUT/ 'YOU POOR RSH, HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN OH THE QUARTER DECK By Bud Fii I'M NOT CHEAP/' ALWAYS RIDE OH THE FIFTY-cent DECK/ JITTER By Arthur Pointer WYLDE AND WOOLY GIVE AAF $50, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF GOLD WORTH MORE THAN A KINGS RANSOM. SOUNDS GREAT/ HERE'S SO BUCKS. By Bert Thomat WELL, I'LL 6£ / IT'S A MAP OF ^ WASHINGTON,D.C. WITH A CIRCLE DRAWN AROUND THE (J $ MINT' "They're kiddin' you, this circus doesn't hare any elephants. Some clown wants 0 sponge bath/ "You're got to admit it—men are in a class by themselves." Smart Quarterback Dennis: I’ll never forget our big game. I was the quarterback. There was just a few seconds to play. The score was tied. We had the ball on their one yard line, first down . . . so I called for the water boy. Benny: What? Dennis: While everybody else was drinking, I ran for a touchdown. Almost Proud Judge: “Aren’t you ashamed to be seen here in court so often?” Prisoner: “Why no, your honor, I always thought it was a very re spectable place.” FISH FABLE “Speaking about showers of fish,” said the solemn looking man from his seat on a cracker box in the general store, “reminds me of the time we were marooned on an is land in the blue Pacific. For two hours there was a shower of fresh mackerel and, strange to say, they all dropped into a salt lake on the mountainside. That brined them.” “Whew!” the old codgers cho rused in unison. “But that’s not the strangest part of the story. Ten days later a cy clone came along, picked up the brined mackerel and dropped them into a hot spring. That boiled them; and, gentlemen, they were the finest boiled mackerel you ever tasted. I thought about sending some home to the folks, but—-” There was a sudden interruption and six strong men took the story teller outside and ducked him in the horse trough. - No Improvement Tet When Noah sailed the waters blue, he had his troubles same as you. For forty days he drove the ark, looking for a place to park. Help Tourself The bulky Dr. Charles Hill, gen eral secretary of the British Medi cal Association, was interrupted during a recent speech by a heckler who asked about the low birth rate under Conservative governments. “If you’re so interested in tho birth rate,” snapped the doctor, “why don’t you spend more time at heme instead of going to political meetings?” SIGHT, ALONE A buxom negro woman came into the room where a group of women were conducting a rummage sale. Her black eyes roved around until they focused on a table of shoes. With a cry of delight she swooped down upon a pair of red satin slip pers size three double A. Holding the pair upon one palm, she in quired, “How much is these love- e-ly red slippahs?” “For you?” inquired the sales woman. “Yaas, ma’am.” “Why they are much too small for you, and, besides, one of them needs to have the heel repaired.’’ “That doan’ matter,” responded the negro woman. “Jes’ think how fine they will look sticking out un der the aidge of mah bed!” Extraction Frowzy woman handing coffee to dour husband hidden behind his newspaper: “Of course I know you don’t use sugar. I just wanted to hear your voice.” VOICE FROM BRITAIN The temperance lecturer asked his audience: “Now, supposing f had a pail of water and a pail of beer on this platform, and then brought on a donkey: which of the two would he take?” “He’d take the water,” came a voice from the gallery. “And why would be take the water?” asked, the lecturer. “Because he’e an ass,** the reply. The Way it Happened... IN WASHINGTON ... An aged man who bad been struck by a taxicab was informed, as be lay on a hospital bed, that the driver responsible bad not been able to raise the $2} fine imposed by the judge. The kind old gentleman promptly paid the cabbys fine. IN LOS ANGELES ... A veteran who bad survived the Bataan death march and bad served forty-four months m a Japanese prison contributed a bttndred dollars for CARE packages to seod to Japan. IN NEWTON, IOWA ... A motorist arrested for speeding, first politely paid bis $100 fine, and then presented a fourteen-pound fish be bed caught that day to the patrolman who bad brought him in. • • * • • - 1 ■ ./ssys IN KANSAS CtTY ... A prosecuting attorney, convalescing from an operation in a hospital, opened bis eyes when be got a "get well" card from a man he bad recently helped send to jail. IN FOLKSTONE, ENG. ... 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