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BAY FISHING Capt. Gene Hunt "SAIL D" Chesapeake Beach, Md. How often have you heard a fisherman, when brag ging about the big one that got away, proudly proclaim that “He was so big, he straightened my hook right out,” or “He was so big he popped my heavy line like it was cotton.” Unfortunately, we have all heard this sad song before and we will continue to hear it until the day arrives when every guy who picks up a rod and reel first sits down and figures out why the manufacturer went to the trouble and expense of put ting a device on the wheel called a “star drag.” Strange as it may seem to the enlightened angler, there are plenty of guys who have been, and are now and will con tinue to fish with modem reels and never know that the drag is or how to use it. Let’s take a look at this device and see what it is and why it is put on all good salt water reels. The drag is nothing more than an adjustable clutch. Ii al lows the fisherman to manually adjust the clutch so that it will slip at the tension he wants it to slip. In other words, if you were using a 30-lb. test leader, you would set this clutch so it >ould slip at around 20 or 25 fbs. pull and then it would be impossible for a fish to break your leader —provided he didn’t foul your line, or something. Now something this simple, it would seem, would certainly be understood and appreciated by all fishermen. But this is not the case, else why would you hear a guy bragging about a fish that straightened out a hook or busted a line? There is nothing to brag about: it is something to be ashamed of. The trick In catching a big fish is in our being able to whip a heavy fish on light tackle. If he breaks something, It’s not because he is so smart—rather, because we are so stupid. The fish is pulling on one end and we are pulling on the other. Now in order for him to pull hard enough to break some thing, we must pull equally hard on our end. It would be proper, therefore, for us to brag “He was so big that I busted my line,” or “He was so heavy that I straight ened my hook out.” We can avoid all of this If we set the drag to slip well be low the breaking point of the Jt £ HHHi ’ X \ The Montgomery County De partment of Recreation an nounces its second annual fish ing clinic will be held at the Silver Spring Izaak Walton League Farm on Saturday, March 26 and April 2, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and at the Rockville Izaak Walton League Farm on Sunday aft ernoons, March 27 and April 3, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. On March 26 and 27, the Clinic will cover lectures and demonstrations by outstanding local fisherman, and the Na tional Capitol Casting Club on techniques and equipment nec essary for catching bass and trout There will be an oppor tunity for individual instruc tion and participation. Young And old are invited, the clinics are free. In case of rain the clinic will be held Saturday, April 9 at the Silver Spring Izaak Walton League farm, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. To reach the Silver Spring location, go out Colesville rd. from Silver Spring to Briggs Chaney rd., tun. right and pro ceed to entrance sign. The di rections to the Rockville farm are out National Pike from Rockville to Gaithersburg In terchange, turn right on rt. 117 (Cloppers Mill rd), turn in at sign. If other necessary informa tion is needed call JUniper 8- 3711 or POplar 2-2121. The Montgomery and Prince Georges County Recreation De partment, The Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission, the Izaak Walton Chapters and several Interested sportsmen are assisting in the school. Trout Season Closed Brown Bros. GARAGE GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING and ROAD SERVICE 2704 University Boulevard Wheaton, Md. LOckwood 5-0333 weakest part of our tackle. We must realize also that just be cause we are using a 30-lb. test leader, this does not mean we can catch a 30-lb. fish. I sus pect that an 8-lb. rock can pull at least 35 or 40 lbs. for the first few minutes he is hooked and a 20-lb. rock can pull at least 60 lbs. for a few minutes. So, we set our drag loose, then np matter how big our fish is, he won’t break the tackle when he hits. Don’t be afraid that a big fish is going to run off with all of your line. He can pull hard for a while, but he tires quickly. I have never known of a rock to run more than 30 or 40 yards in any sustained puli. They take off in one direc tion and quickly stop; then they will run off in another di rection. But each run will be slower and shorter. You can tighten your drag after you have played the fish for a while and he has begun to tire, but this is ticklish business. Until you see him, you never know if you have a fish that weighs 10 or 100 lbs. If you think he is not so big and you tighten your drag just a little, you may find to your sorrow that he was really a | bull. Then you will be left standing with a busted rig in your hand and a silly look on your face. Before you hook the fish is the proper time to set the drag, not after you have one on. We were discussing the pros and cons of adjusting a drag while a fish was on, one day, and one of my more brilliant clients came up with an idea that was a gem. He says “You gradually tight en the drag little by little until something breaks. Then back it off just a touch and it will be just right.” Fishing in the Metropolitan Miami Fishing Tournament while on a recent vacation in Florida, David E. Betts, Falls rd., Rockville, won angling rec ognition for landing a 26-pound wahoo. He fished out of Key Largo in the Florida Keys. AFIELD in Maryland By Lefty Kreh March 14 was the last day anglers could try for trout un til April 15. Local streams will be stocked with the usual number of fish during the next three weeks. Some improve ments to the creeks will be at tempted. Rock Creek will receive 3000 trout, most of them rainbows, for the opener. Nearby streams in Frederick and Carroll Coun ties will get at least 15,000 trout before the opening day. A stocking schedule for all streams in these three counties will be released through this column in the near future. Anglers Doing Well The Maryland Game and In land Fish Commission has been running a creel census under the direction of Albert Powell, Superintendent of Hatcheries. Several interesting facts have turned up, including one prov ing that anglers will brave any kind of weather to try their luck. The heaviest fishing pressure has been at the Mouth of Mon ocacy, probably because Squir rely Lambert operates a boat livery there 24 hours a day. Census personnel have re corded some surprising catches. Near the railroad bridge, just upstream in the Monocacy from the Potomac, two anglers caught 100, 40, and 140 channel catfish on three successive days recently. Formal Wear COMPLETE • Tuxedos • Full Dress Cutaways %. ALL ■ FORMAL WEAR BRENTAL and SALE ACCESSORIES ■larry f alan’s Rockville Canter _ PO. 2-6726 Crushers Jump Into AEC Race; Classic Soars The Crusaders, behind Tom McCarvill’s 522 won three points from the Regu lators and vaulted into a tie for second place a half game behind the league-leading GDAR’s in the AEC Men’s league at Congressional Bowl. Nick Doulos rolled a 537 for the losers. The GDAR’s and the Bio-Meds both lost 3-1 contests to the Pin foes and the Rebels last week. The Bio-Meds and the Crushers have 22 points and the GDAR’s have 22%. Nill Gilbert rolled a 543 to lead the Pinfoes and Hal Brown’s 567 paced the Rebels. Arnold Joseph had a 527. The Markers, led by Keith Reineck er’s 515, and the Sleepers, led by Horatio Montford’s 535, swept four points from the Pile drivers and the ANP’s. The Scrams and the Bombers won 3-1 contests from the Fallouts and the DRD Birds. CLASSIC —There were six 600 series last week as the Sil ver Spring Sports maintained their slight lead, taking a 2-1 match from Goldie’s. Bob Yogi led the parade with a 214, 205, 216-635 performance for Monty’s Char-Glo Restaurant. Minker’s won the match, 2-1, however, with Jerry Casner throwing a 565. Ernie Take had a 607, Bill Giegold rolled a 603, Mario Ser greti pitched a 624, J. D. Brown had a 609 and Nick Doulos rolled a 602. Singleton topped Bowman’s, 2-1, Marchall took three from Bowman’s, the Top Hats took three from Musser Brothers, and Grafton took two from H.C.M. Fifty-three of the 78 bowlers listed on the weekly score sheet have averages over 170. Dennis Fink and Mike Fremming lead the list with 192’s. Erv Ritz has a 189. BUSHIPS ‘OCEAN’ TENPIN —Six people threw 200 games and four teams picked up four points in last week’s bowling. Ed Lostoski topped the list with a 211 on a 592 string for the Piranhas, the only team to win by 3-1. Seymour Beckler had a 203, Lew Willman a 207, Ed Schirmer a 205, John Price a 214 and Joe Banko a 203. The Guppys, Tunas, Squids and Jacks won over the Carps, Cho pas, Wahoos and Tarpons re spectively. FRIDAY MIXED— The tight race eased somewhat as the league - leading Montgomery County Sentinels took three from the second slot Pinsplit ters. Color Camera surprised the third place Alpha Alley Gators and took all four games. Color gained ground in fourth place. Jerry Deis paced the leaders with a 529 while Bob Anger, jr., secored a 592 for Color. The Rollers, Crown Lin oleum and Rocky’s swept four games. Goofer’s and Alley Kats won 3-1 matches. Ed Hines had a 548 series for Rocky’s. Other good games were Joe Brown’s 544 for the losing Deuces and A. Sonner’s 531. D. C. MlXED —Jimmy Moore of the Show Boat Restaurant threw a 205, 236, 246-687 series to take scoring honors. He paced the Show oßat to a 4-0 sweep of Banner Glass. Kozel’s first place club behind Jack Kozel’s 527 won three from Fran Keil. Gene Bledsoe had 581 for the losers. Ed Colo han’s 589 topped Baughan’s 3-1 win over Kansas Life. Wally Cunningham topped Bogley, Harting & Height with a 562. They beat Howard Heid, 3-1. Humphries took four. MONDAY COMMERCIAIr- Wbcn yon drive ■ '6O Dynamic 88 Old*, yoa’D find that all ita rocketing perform- H, N anee cornea from lower-cost, regular gas! #23B^lfcjaij|e You get Rocket Engine sing without fii|||w ' maac^ ping—and save about a dollar bill on — • JSSSP every fill! If thrift opprrmoat in yoor K|!|l mind, see your Oldamobile Dealer ... and ~—._ l " ' i n " Utnamie 88! '~ M^lllllllK^^B=S!^Baa^l-J“~'*^^! re'^ WHM roll 60 ovu ro OIDU &y*y'££>***?Z~*e~-c*%&&?/ •■■ Ot> LOCAL authorized quality oialiri CONGRESSIONAL OLOSMOBILE, 500 Congressional Lane, Rockville, Md. HA. 7-7100 F * ' w dsHHHSro bhlHv ; Mi* s,-. ij GEORGE WASHINGTON TOURNAMENT WINNERS at Dalamar Bowling Lanes pose in front of the hardware. The winners in the Kiwanis sponsored Bantam and Junior League tournament are: from the left, first row; Randy Sheckles, Larry Hammann, Ted- SENTINEL tount° m m r d Thurjday ’ March 24 ’ 1960 Odom's 370 Series Tops Mixed Loop; Geisbert Holts 372 for Bussard's Ford Odom pitched a 370 series with a 141 high game to lead the first-place Rockets to a 2-1 win over the second place Four Aces in the Wednesday Night Mixed League at the Dalamar Bowling Lanes last week. The Rebels pulled into a sec ond place tie with the Four Happy House Gifts behind Sid Marks’ 543 topped first place Tri-Mont Floor Service, 2-1. Lad die Ladd rolled a 561. Mitch and Bill’s Esso held second place Chevy Chase Glass to a tie despite Ray Parker’s high set of 573. Club 240 paced by Jack Scales’ 553 swept three from Park Manor, Graff’s took three from Maggies and Middle brook Groveries won two from Beef Bar. TUESDAY COMMERCIAL Bob Anger, jr., rolled a 172, 237, 267-678 to lead Heindl Printing to a 3-1 win over Windsor Valet. His series was a new high for the league and he, along with Charlie Tetlow (265-614), won a Washington City Tenpin Associ ation award for games of 265 or better. Tetlow’s Soper’s Esso tied Hoffman Printing. Con gressional Luncheonette tied D & D Service while Pizza Oven and Anderson Company won 3-1 matches. MERRY MAIDS —Margo Furs tightened its hold on first place by taking three from second place Nedley Jewelers. Pat An derson paced the winners, while Johanna Nordenson rolled 502 for the losers. Futile Four team work took four from the Bowlegs as Pinkie Hansen rolled a 484. Eileen Jones rolled 471 to help Jones take three from Young Colony. Dros Kline had a 500. The Oddball behind Ruth Jamison’s 459 took four from the Pin Pickers. Newbill’s Esso won three. EARLY BlßDS— lrving Gold berg rolled a 511 to spark Ther mo-Stats to a sweep over Oxley Realty. Although Congression al Barbers lost three to Simp kins, the one game they took scored a new high game of 1015. Ralph Collins rolled a 608 for Simpkins. Gittens Realty won three from Hits & Mrs. and set new high series record of 2881. Walt Doxon scored highest set of 640 for Gittens. dy Solo, George Fletcher, Eddie Perry; sec ond row, Janet Muir, Dick Hershey, Don Hershey; third row, Jim Wilson, Dalamar proprietor and Charlie Jefferies, Kiwanis coach. Aces by downing the Kiwis, 2-1. Carl Drager rolled 348 for the winners while Charles Sheckels rolled a 314 for the losers. Earl Shorb’s 328 paced the 3-0 win by the Strugglers over the Duke’s. Paul Allen’s 306 was high as the Jokers stopped the Cavaliers, 2-1. MEN’S 540— Gene Geisbert rolled a 372 with a 138 high game to pace Bussard’s Rest in a sweep over Gaithersburg Barber Shop. Robert Thompson had 323 for the losers. Bob Swanson’s 348 was tops as' Pop Wilson beat Armstrong Tire, 2- Charles Burke had a 354. C & H Tree Service behind Herbert Ratliff’s 352, stopped Thomas Hardware, 3-0. Glen Young had a 337 for Thomas. Clyde Stup’s 364 paced Evans Cab In a sweep over Center Cleaners. Art Van-Why threw a 331 which was high as Mid way Diner shut out Montgomery Insurance. Warner Pope rolled a 354 to top Ben Franklin In a 3- win over King Pontiac. DALAMAR LADIES— Morris Brothers took two from All States Inn and Hershey’s Store won all three from the Ki-Wives to replace the Inn in first place. Verna Stone’s 316 paced Morris while Virginia Allison rolled a 318 for the Inn. Helen Horn brook rolled a 328 for Hershey’s. Ruth’s Beauty Salon also lost ground by dropping a 2-1 deci sion to Ben Franklin. Nancy Disney rolled a 317 to pace the winners. Mary Francis Davis and Virgie Mullican posted 313’s for the losers. Ruth Bowman paced Harding Electric In Its 2-1 win over Diamond Drugs and Hershey’s Cleaners, behind Leona Stull’s 332, won over Federline Plumberettes, 3-0. Melody Inn lost to Howard Brothers, 2-1 as Mamie Drake posted a 337. Jean Higgins had a 343. DALAMAR MAJORS—Hern don Electric continued to pick up ground as the contractors, behind Bobby Bellison’s 382 took B3 Gude Tops Gang, Rockville With 393 Series John Gude rolled a 393 set with a 140 high game to lead the Road Gang in a 3-0 win over the Hound Dogs in the County Employees league at the Rockville Bowling Cen ter last week. Gude’s series was the highest rolled at the lanes last week. Bill Gilbert was high man for the loser’s. Doug Dayhoff also had a high series as he pitched a 374 set with a 139 high game. How ever, the Woodchoppers lost a 3-0 match to the Aces led by Francis Hardy’s 332. The Aces have a two game lead over the Hi-Five for first place. In a close match, the Friendly Five stopped the Hi-Five 2-1, as Paul Foster rolled a 356 series with a 142 high game. Bud three points from Floyd’s Amoco. Rodney Duvall rolled a 385 series for he losers. Free man’s Atlantic, edged Into third place by taking all four points from Federline Plumbing. Bill Grimes rolled a 391 set, highest of the week for the winners. Dick Reid had a 385 with a 141 high game. Higgins Oil took three from second place Becraft, Realtors as John Eader rolled a 380. Bud Poole rolled a 377 with a 150 game for the losers. Dalamar Lanes rolled over Evan’s, 3-1, with Bob Simmons rolling a 376. EARLY BIRDS— The loop re mained in a three way tie for first with the Cat Birds still ahead on pin fall. The Buzzards dropped down, however, with the Woodpeckers moving Into the tie as a result of their 2-1 win over the Cardinals. Juanita Fletcher rolled a 298 for the winners. Ethel Wilson’s 334 series with a 122 high game led the Baltimore Orioles over the Puffins, to keep them from moving up. -Virginia Wilson paced the losers. The Bobolinks behind Ruth Brown stopped the Cat Birds, 2-1. Virginia Feder line led the losers with a 292. Margaret Voight with a 297 led the Robins over the Buzzards, 3-0. The Blue Jays won over the Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers, 2-1, and the Whooping Cranes stopped the Gooney Birds, 3-0. Tenpin Trail MARYLAND STATE TOURNAMENT (bowled at Ideal Lanes, Aberdeen, Md.)—Top team of the event was Lou’s Five of Ft. Meade with 3054 ($200). C. L. Thompson and James Bel cher of Bainbridge, Md., won the Doubles crown with 1378 ($75); George Duman of Baltimore was high in the Singles with 727 (SSO) and Frank Shimamoto of Ft. Meade was tops in All Events with 2016 (SSO). Local bowlers who placed In the State Tournament were; Doubles—Bob Tripp and Paul Mohn, 7th with 1275 (S3O; Bob Anger, sr. and Bob Anger, jr., 18th with 1224 (sl4). Singles— Bob Anger, jr., 15th with 654 (sl4), Mike Fremming, 19th with 652 (sl2), Bob Anger, sr., 27th with 641 ($9), Gene Bledsoe, 33rd with 635 ($7.50). All Events—Bob Tripp, 7th with 1895 (s2l). WOMEN’S CITY TOURNAMENT (bowled at Congressional Lanes)—The defending scratch champs did it again. Crown Sup ply rolled a 2620—indeed a respectable score for even a men’s team in a tournament. Handicap winners were the Ten Pinners with 2767 ($125). Tops in Singles scratch was Eileen Rogers with 595. Sue Ellis, a 138 average bowler, took top honors in the Singles and All Events with 661 (S4O) and 1966 (S3O) respec tively. Doubles scratch and handicap winners were Ruth Lip scomb, a 153 bowler, shared stardom with Sue Ellis with her contributing 662 scratch. Scratch All Events champ was Louise Sullivan with 1649. Local lady keglers who placed were: Team: Colonial China Co. (2654) tied for sth. Bowling on the team were Chuck Robinson, Jug Martin, Lee Morgan, Helen Engstrom and Lucy Koopman. Doubles: Lee Morgan-Jug Martin (1146) tied for 17th; Betty August-M. J. Whidden (1137) tied for 23rd; Marie O’Neill-Dot Johnson (1134) tied for 28th. Singles: Luana Foote (597) tied for 22nd; Claire Kozel (596) tied for 25th; Ogal Smith (584) tied fqr 39th; Eileen Skidmore (581) tied for 46th; Ardene Byrd (577) 62nd; Betty Zee (576) tied for 53rd. All Events: Marie O’Neill (1691) 28th. MEN’S ClTY—Kick off date is April 2. Team event will be rolled at the new Ten Pin Coliseum, one mile South of Alexan dria. Doubles and Singles are scheduled for University Lancs at University blvd. and Riggs rd. VIRGINIA STATE (MEN) —All bowlers who belong to the Washington Tenpin Association are eligible to bowl in the Vir ginia State Tourney so long as they did not bowl in the Mary land State. It is being held in the new Thunderbird Lanes at Virginia Beach in April. VIRGINIA STATE (WOMEN) —Sports Bowl, Hampton, Va., is the site for the Virginia State women’s championships. It will be held March 25, 26 and April 2 and 3. All area lady bowl ers are eligible. Speare rolled a 339 for the loser’s. Charlie Ofenstein’s 330 was high as the Timber Toppers defeated the Alley Cats, 2-1. Bill Collins had a 329 for the losers. 510 COMMERCIAL Dick Hershey rolled a 388 series with a 153 high game to lead second place Leland Fisher over Waddle’s Five, 2-1. Ray Pearson rolled 336. League-leading Jayes Bootery also won by a 2-1 score. Bill Gandy’s 339 was high as the Bottery stopped Roy’s Place. Sam Hunt had a 357 for the losers. Blaine Plumbers, be hind Tom Mader's 346 stopped Rockmont Motors, 3-0. Bamby Beane threw a 344. Harvey Rig man led Tapscott’s Five with a 351 as the Five topped Mont gomery Tire, 2-1. Zip Keller posted a 354 with a 150 game. LADIES COMMERCIAL —Jo Dorsey rolled a 336 with a 129 high game to lead league lead ing Rockmont Motors over Stan ley’s - Tastee Diner by a 3-0 count. Mary Anchor posted a 333 for the losers. Virginia Max well’s 316 was high as Baker Motors stopped Joyce’s Studio, 3-0. Mamie Tolbert rolled a 316 to lead Miller-Fields to a 2-1 win over Al’s Texaco. Cyrtice Hol ton’s 323 was high as Nedley Jewelers rolled over Children’s Center, 3-0. Sarann Barnsley had a 322. MIXED COMMERCIAL— Eileen Simmons rolled a 341 and Max Armentrout had a 340 as the two topped their respective , Let's Go Fishing This Is The Angler's Paradise for Exciting Salmon and Trout Fishing FLY NORTHWEST ROYAL ALASKAN SERVICE • .2-Abreast Seating • Hot Meals • Champagne NORTHWEST AIRLINES Coast to Coast ~ . Alaska .. . Hawaii .. . Orient JOIN GENE HUNT On This Fabulous FISHING TRIP TO ALASKA Leaves Friday, August 26 Returns Sunday, September 4 ONLY *750 All Inclusive For Complete Information Phone, or Mail Coupon I | TRAVELMASTERS ! 313 Perpetual Bldg., 8710 Ga. Ava., Silver Spring, Md. • JUniper 8-3700 I NAME | ADDRESS | CITY PHONE by Paul O. Mohn teams in a high scoring match where Beall’s Esso won over Electronic Wholesaler’s, 2• 1. Clogg's Five shut out first place Cross’s Five, 3-0 as Steve Harris led the winners with a 334. Edith Cross rolled a 337. Irene Tolbert paced Williams Barbers in a 2-1 win over Keller’s Five with a 329. Bill Gandy topped Lawrence’s Five with a 337 as the Five won over Farmer’s Banking & Trust, 2-1. Dick Car rico was high for the league with a 343 for the losers. 340 COMMERCIAL— AI’s Tex aco kept Its first position on a bye but Auto Parts advanced to within a game of the top with a 3-0 win over Duke’s Five. Skip Wise posted a 360. Vet’s shu out Bergman & Wolf son behind John Disney’s 369 and Billy Peake’s 346 paced Hitt’s 2-1 win over Modern Furniture. Boyden Hash had a 349. COUNTY EMPLOYEES THURSDAY —AII matches were decided by 2-1 scores. The top two teams, the Sneaky Petes and the Pin Splitters dropped matches to the Muddled Five and the Late Commers. Norman Ricketts and Bill Rector of the losers took the scoring honors with 346 and 351 sets. Bill Young and Alma Stevenson topped the winners. Bob Heff ner’s 355 paced the Dashing Rollers over the Live Five and A1 Peterson’s 351 led the Pin Topplers over the Hi-Lows.