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THE SHEEPSHEAD. 67
id usually two or three pounds—sometimes four and
a half. The form of his face, which is somewhat
smutty, is supposed to resemble the physiognomy of
a sheep, though for the life of us we never could see
the resemblance. The teeth, however, do look like
sheep's teeth, and this may be the more rational
cause of its name. These teeth enables a fish of good
size to crunch the shell of a crab with ease. They
are usually found on reefs, or about large rocks,
where they feed on the soft clam, and the small rock
crab, which articles are used for bait in fishing the
sheepshead. The tackle wanted is a stout hemp or
cotton fine, 100 to 150 feet long, with a black-fish
hook of the largest size. The clam must be put on
whole, without breaking the shell. Insert your hook
through its stem, and bury it entirely in the body of
the clam. He takes the whole clam in at a mouth-
ful, and chews it, shell and all. If you use crabs,
take the same precaution as with clams. Sometimes
opened clams (soft or hard) are used, but they should
be of very large size, to attract the fish's attention.
He will also bite at the worm, the minnow, the chub,
and the lobster. When you have struck a sheepshead, you must be exceedingly cautious while playing him, or you may lose your game. He makes the
most desperate efforts to get free, frequently bunting
bis head against a rock so as to break the hook.
Of late years this fish has become scarce in tho
Long Island waters, and experienced fishermen are
in the habit of tolling (hem to certain haunts h$
| Title | The boys' own book of outdoor sports |
| Creator | John, Uncle |
| Publisher | Hurst & company |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | [1887?] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000158 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THE SHEEPSHEAD. 67 id usually two or three pounds—sometimes four and a half. The form of his face, which is somewhat smutty, is supposed to resemble the physiognomy of a sheep, though for the life of us we never could see the resemblance. The teeth, however, do look like sheep's teeth, and this may be the more rational cause of its name. These teeth enables a fish of good size to crunch the shell of a crab with ease. They are usually found on reefs, or about large rocks, where they feed on the soft clam, and the small rock crab, which articles are used for bait in fishing the sheepshead. The tackle wanted is a stout hemp or cotton fine, 100 to 150 feet long, with a black-fish hook of the largest size. The clam must be put on whole, without breaking the shell. Insert your hook through its stem, and bury it entirely in the body of the clam. He takes the whole clam in at a mouth- ful, and chews it, shell and all. If you use crabs, take the same precaution as with clams. Sometimes opened clams (soft or hard) are used, but they should be of very large size, to attract the fish's attention. He will also bite at the worm, the minnow, the chub, and the lobster. When you have struck a sheepshead, you must be exceedingly cautious while playing him, or you may lose your game. He makes the most desperate efforts to get free, frequently bunting bis head against a rock so as to break the hook. Of late years this fish has become scarce in tho Long Island waters, and experienced fishermen are in the habit of tolling (hem to certain haunts h$ |
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