. While bass season now remains
open year around on Pennsylvania’s
rivers and streams and on Wallen-
paupack, Raystown and Kinzua
Lakes, the opening of bass season
on the remaining lakes, ponds and
reservoirs in the Commonwealth is
eagerly awaited by thousands of
anglers who prefer to fish for these
larger than-life sunfish in their
favorite impoundments. The magic
hour for these Keystone state
anglers is 12:01 a.m., Saturday,
June 15. The season will remain
‘open until midnight, April 11, 1986.
executive director of the Pennsyl-
vania Fish Commission, survey
crews have reported finding many
lunker bass out there just waiting
for anglers to try to outsmart them.
The current state record for lar-
gemouth bass is 11 pounds, 3
‘ounces. It was taken in Birch Run
Reservoir, Adams County in 1983.
The Youghiogheny River in West-
moreland County yielded the state
record smallmouth, also in 1983. It
‘weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was
23% inches long. Who knows, per-
haps 1985 might be the year those
records are broken again. Here are
a few tips that may help increase
your chances of catching that
lunker.
— When fishing a river, current
determines where the fish are
located; look for currents outside
edges of weed beds.
— When fishing a lake, structure
(changes in the lake’s bottom ter-
rain) is probably the single most
important factor in locating bass.
Look for visible structure, whether
on shore, close to shore, or in the
middle of the lake.
— If you fish a lake where lily
pads are prevalent, try fising a live
minnow suspended below a bobber.
— Expect fish in shallow water to
be spooky. Try lighter lures, lighter
lines and softer touchdowns.
— In deep watrer, bass are tightly
grouped; try using a jig-type lure to
reach these fish.
Abele said the majority of the
state’s bass will be finished spawn-
ing by opening day. However, he
encouraged fishermen to carefully
release any bass they catrch if they
suspect the fish came off a spawn-
ing bed.
“Never take homeany more than
you can use,” said Abele, ‘“‘even if
that means keeping less than the
limit.” He urged fishermen to ‘Lose
a hook - spare a bass.”
Now here’s a bit of a switch on
the old idea of ‘“Take A Kid Fish-
ing” - this time it’s ‘Take A Dad
Fishing.” A group of elementary
students, who had done a little
fishing, saw a lot of films and did a
bit of dreaming - got an idea.
+= With the help of all the moms and
some of the teachers, plus a friendly
sportsmen’s club with a pond, the
kids put together a “Dad’s Fishing
Derby.”” There were two rules.
First, good old dad could not be a
fisherman, but might be turned into
one; and second, the youngster to
whatever degree possible, had to be
the expert.
:.Dads showed up in a variety of
‘miforms. One sported a pair of
cream-colored slacks, sports shirt,
cashmere jacket and white bucks on
his feet. Among others, he seemed
to be the one to follow.
tossed to the ground, the tie was
ripped off and one shoe had been
removed as though Dad were going
wading. Actually, a small spinning
rod was bent double as a large fish
was about to take the last few
rounds of line on the spool.
“ That didn’t give dad a chance to
remove the other shoe if he was
going to follow the fish. Then the
traditional “pistol shot” as line and
fish parted company and dad’s
choices went to zero.
+ Deflated, disconsolate and dirty,
Dad sat on the bank with his eight-
ear-old doing his best to console
is senior partner. “We’ll get him
later, Dad,” the boy said - and
meant it. And whether Dad did or
didn’t is a moot point. The happy
ending of the lost fish was Dad was
hooked on fishing, particularly with
his son in the ‘‘driver’s seat.”
_ The lad above is now 12 and much
wiser in the ways of taking a Dad
fishing. Here’s his list of hints for
other kids to follow:
“1. Make sure Mom knows that you
are going and that the clock doesn’t
mean much if the fish is biting - at
least she can worry intelligently if
you are late.
"2. Take extra food along - appe-
ii tites seem to increase directly with
Yh the amount of fishing excitement.
b , also take an extra handkerchief
- Dad might lose a big one and he
may find it necessary to blow his
nose a couple of times to hide his
disappointment.
+ 3. Keep the fishing and tackle
simple. You can’t expect Dad, who
has never fished, to match your
skill - whatever degree of skill you
‘have developed. A .nice gesture
would be to supply the bait, but Dad
may enjoy collecting it - best to play
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4. Keep things happening but
don’t work Dad too hard. Dad’s
attention span is longer than yours,
but keep in mind you are the fishing
enthusiast and he might not be - at
[oat until he has caught his first
ish.
5. Don’t give Dad too much advice
- just enough. Let Dad make a few
mistakes with his casting, let him
get a bird’s nest from improper
reeling. He'll learn with just a bit of
help from you, the expert; and his
adult image won’t be dimmed in the
process.
6. Finally, emphasize the total
aspects of the whole adventure
which go far beyond just catching
wildlife to observe - the scenery,
and the weather, assuming nature
cooperated in that department. And
even if it rains, there is something
to be said of a father and son
huddling under a common tarp
while waiting for a fish that is
already wet to bite.
Planning trip
of the team members,
Many local businesses are
Gene Chismer, right,
The Back Mountain Hawks will
sponsor a Women’s Slow-pitch, one
pitch, softball tournament June 22
and 23. It will be double elimination.
It will be held at the Noxen Little
League Field.
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3rd place. Individual trophies for
first place plus M.V.P.
For more information, call Don or
Scott Crispell 298-2348.
The Dodgers turned the trick
twice during the past week with a 5-
2 win over the Orioles and a 1-0
shutout win over the Pirates. In the
Oriole game, catcher Neil Keiser
singled, - doubled and tripled while
teammate Jeff Bankovich rapped
two singles, Hugo Selenski smashed
a homer to help his won cause while
mowing down 11 batters to up his
record to 2-0. Larry Dymond led the
Oriole offensive attack.
With Brett Gauntlett (6-1) on the
mound, the Dodgers slid by the
Pirates by a run. The only score in
the contest came in the first inning
when Hugo Selenski doubled then
scored on a triple by Neil Keiser.
Also. slapping hits for the winning
Dodgers were Jeff Bankovich, Eoin
Ennis, and Eric Pieczynski with a
hit apiece. The game did not end
until after a super stab by left-
fielder Steve Rosenthal of a hit off a
pirate bat in the bottom of the sixth
that surely would have at least tied
the game for the Pirates.
The Yankees went to 13-0 with a 7-
0 win over the Reds when Ray
Russin fired a one hitter with 13
K’s. Russin, going 2 for 3 at the
plate, raised his pitching record to a
perfect 7-0. Pete Kerdesky rapped
two big hits while mates Keith
Herstek and Aaron Lupinsky, Dave
Fisher, Brian Miller and Ned Palka
banged a hit each in the Yankee
victory.
In a Yankee win overthe Phillies
reported last week, we inadvert-
ently failed to mention Lenny
Kelley’s first home run of the
season.
MAJORS
Mahaffey Oil Yankees 13-0
L.A.D. Dodgers 11-1
Rita Busch Salon Pirates 8-5
Franklin’s Family Rest. Indians 5-7
R.N. Fitch & Sons Orioles 5-7
Isaacs CYR-GMC Tigers 5-7
Drydene Oil Co. Astros 4-8
Arthur Shelley Inc. Reds 4-9
Daddow Isaacs 672 Giants 3-8
Suburban Propane Phillies 2-8
ANERRRIERRNERRRIRED
WIND-UP
Scores for the Week: Tigers 20,
Reds 5; Dodgers 5, Orioles 2; Phils
9, Astros 8; Astros 7, Phillies 6;
Giants 8, Reds 2; Pirates 6, Indians
1; Yankees 8, Tigers 3; Astros 4,
Indians 3; Yankees 7, Reds 0;
Tigers 4, Giants 3; Dodgers 1,
Pirates 0
MINORS
D.A.G. Rentals Dodgers 5-0
John M. Randolph Sr. Giants 4-0
Drs. Watkins é Medura Orioles 4-1
Custom Management Pirates 4-1
Kingston Twp. Lions Tigers 3-3
Cardinals 2-2
Jack’s Collision Serv. Indians 2- 3
Bk. Mt. Police Assn. Reds 1-4
MacGeorge Auto Yankees 1-4
Mark II Rest. Astros 1-5
Fay Broody Studio Phillies 1-5
Scores for the Week: Phillies 21,
Yankees 11; Orioles 12, Pirates 10;
Dodgers 14, Tigers 10; Reds 8,
Astros 7
In a rare extra inning game, the
Reds came thrugh with a hard-
fought victory over the Cards. The
combined hitting and pitching of
Lynn Bednar and Terri Bartleson
were the key to the game. Bednar
hit her second grand slam home run
of the year. Cathy Hughes, Lauren
O’Neill, and Kristen Hardisky came
through with some timely hits.
SOFTBALL DIVISION I
Bk. Mt. Sporting Goods Dodgers 8-0
Pittston Sewing Center Pirates 5-2
Expos 6-3
Reds 5-3
BJS A’s 4-4
College Misericordia White Sox 2-6
Cardinals 2-6
Phillies 0-7
Scores for the Week: Expos 22,
Reds 9; Dodgers 18, Phillies 5; Reds
20, Cards 16; Expos 10, White Sox 8
SOFTBALL DIVISION II
American Party Favor Yankees 6-1
MAT Leasing Orioles 3-4
Bonner Chevrolet Phillies 2-4
Dallas Lions Indians 3-5
Jim Jon Tomatoes Cardinals 0-8
Scores for the Week: Yankees 9,
Phillies 8; Phillies 17, Cardinals 2
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