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The average weights of the prize winners since 1912 of the different classes in the Field and Stream annual contests are as follows: Southern, 13 3/4 pounds; northern, 9 1/4 pounds. Gameness A great many anglers are of the opinion that the small mouthed bass is the gamer fish. Authorities say not but in the light of my own experience I agree with the lay majority and cast my vote in favor of dolomieu. Dr. Henshall and others tell us that when taken from the same waters there is little difference in their fighting abilities, the natural speed of the small mouthed being off-set by the greater weight and strength of salmoides. My experience is that these fish are seldom taken in the same waters. They are often found in the same lake or river but it is usually possible for the fish to gratify their individual preferences and the large mouthed bass is usually found in the weeds; the small mouthed on the bars or ledges or where there are currents. When the two fishes actually are taken from the same water there is little difference in their fighting and no one can tell which fish he has hooked. |
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