Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 258
ety,called the white catfish, which comes from the sea in theEast, to spawn yearly, about June and July, that is game,and rather handsome. He is more slender than the others,semi-transparent when held to the light, has a forked taU likea herring, and weighs from four ounces up to four pounds. BOTS… … This fish is taken by trolling with the artificial squid, apiece of lead, mother-of-pearl or bone, about four incheslong, with the bend of the hook at right angles with the flatside of the squid. The Kne is cotton, stout, and from fortyto sixty yards long. When the fish is hooked, haul in…
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