Sunset, Volume 10Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Company, 1902 |
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... feet in length , the sinker is attached a short distance above the hook , and the line is paid out about one hun- dred feet from the boat , and in the slow sailing or rowing , which is about the same speed as followed in trolling for ...
... feet in length , the sinker is attached a short distance above the hook , and the line is paid out about one hun- dred feet from the boat , and in the slow sailing or rowing , which is about the same speed as followed in trolling for ...
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... feet . In some instances I have trembled for my line , being compelled with all the strain I dared put on to allow the fish to take out within fifty or a hundred feet of all I had , although the boat was being propelled as rapidly as ...
... feet . In some instances I have trembled for my line , being compelled with all the strain I dared put on to allow the fish to take out within fifty or a hundred feet of all I had , although the boat was being propelled as rapidly as ...
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... feet thick and cov- ered with a foot or two of snow , and I have retaken the same trout from their original spawning bed within thirty - six hours afterward . In fact , trout are very domestic and have distinctively their homes and ...
... feet thick and cov- ered with a foot or two of snow , and I have retaken the same trout from their original spawning bed within thirty - six hours afterward . In fact , trout are very domestic and have distinctively their homes and ...
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... feet of line , with a lead sinker and several bare hooks , and in ordinary weather a bucket full can be jigged up in a short time . The squid is too soft and fragile for bait and the sardines and anchovies are preferable . It is my ...
... feet of line , with a lead sinker and several bare hooks , and in ordinary weather a bucket full can be jigged up in a short time . The squid is too soft and fragile for bait and the sardines and anchovies are preferable . It is my ...
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... feet above the water , and slash about with their most powerful tails in a most threatening manner , and I felt rather nervous at times as they came within short distance of my boat , although they have never been known to attack boats ...
... feet above the water , and slash about with their most powerful tails in a most threatening manner , and I felt rather nervous at times as they came within short distance of my boat , although they have never been known to attack boats ...
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