This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...began to feed them, by throwing some live animals such as grasshoppers, young frogs or minnows on the water. After the fish had learned the feeding places they would be on hand an hour or two before feeding time waiting for any food that might be thrown to them. In fact, they became so accustomed to being fed that when ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...began to feed them, by throwing some live animals such as grasshoppers, young frogs or minnows on the water. After the fish had learned the feeding places they would be on hand an hour or two before feeding time waiting for any food that might be thrown to them. In fact, they became so accustomed to being fed that when we were walking along the bank it was not an uncommon thing to see a school of fish swimming along opposite where we were walking, keeping even with us and waiting for something to be thrown on the water. They would instantly grab any food animal that was thrown in. Live grasshoppers were usually fed first, and then minnows and young frogs. Goldfish from two to six inches in length were greedily seized by the fish. The frogs fed were usually from six to twelve inches in length. These the bass took the instant they struck the water. They would then immediately retreat, leaving the surface of the water a swirl of waves. After throwing a few minnows and frogs on the water, we would follow this up with a few pieces of fish, carp or hickory shad, cut in strips, and these would be followed by a few pieces of meat cut in strips three or four inches long, one-half an inch wide, and a quarter of an inch thick. Being fed as above described, the fish soon learned to take strips of bacon, liver, and even beefsteak. At first they were rather shy about taking the meat, but eventually they lerned to take the meat, and seemed to enjoy it. It would take from three to ten pounds of liver or fish cut up to satisfy the appetites of some twenty to fifty fish that might be congregated at the feeding station waiting for food. After the bass learned to eat the liver and fish (usually German carp, suckers, quill backs or hickory shad) it was not necessary to cut it i...
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