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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-06-05, Page 6' WS -ft CCM , BUR DAY, flJNE 5 , 1980 r - Watching people fish is often more - enlightening than, actually fishing Yourself ,and a feW minutes spent observing can result in a much larger catch. The trick is to watchboth the suceessftil and the unsuccessful angler Invrder to sort out the techniques that work and those that don't., owe everyone haS,been on a doc,k perch fishing, or lined up shoulder to shoulder On *.E‘' steelhead stream and suddenly realized that some people'are catching fish repeatedly While 'others. are being skunked. That's the tiMeto take break and get a close lookat what the lucky character is doing. Jialt, of course, is an important 'factor, but HOW it is being fished is even more significant. Is it being drifted, bumped along the bottom, skimmed over the top at high speed, cranked in at a slow steady retrieve or jerked and danced all the way to the rod tip? Often a little thing like a slight jerking motion as opposed to a constant speed retrieve will mean the difference between catching something and going home empty endedin fishing with live bait, a* retrieve usually does more harm than good, but there are always exceptions. just letting the current tumble a spinner over the rocks will sometimes produce more strikes than the conventional cast and crank, but you'll never know unless you try it, or see someone else using that technique. If you're catching fish, keep ,At it because you're doing something right, but if it's one of those dog days for you, start experimenting. You've probably heard the story about the .guy that was fishing all day without any luck and then had a back lash when casting. What hap- pened when he started to untangle his line and his lure was bobbing in the water 20 feet off the boat? Right! The biggest fish he ever saw grabbed the bait and broke the line. Chances are, as soon as he could tie another lure on the line, he was back to the old cast and crank and never even recognized the fact that maybe the _fish were looking for something that was just laying motionless in the water. • The most commonly used, method of fishing, cast and straight retrieve, is probably the most • inefficient of all the.variations that are possible. Most lures are designed to imitate an injured minnow and hurt minnows do NOT travel ih straight lines at constant speeds. They .dart and flutter and rest and zig-zag all over theplace. A little manipulation of the rod tip can imitate this • activity perfectly, yet few people do .it. But of course, it's a few people who catch all the fish. Another thing' to pay attention to when you are purchasing your fishing equipment is the match between rod and reel. The right combination will give you maximum efficiency while a badly matched set .can produce -nothing but headaches. Most manufacturers recommend certain rods be used only with specified reels and a lot of them go one step further and sell combinations that were developed for each other. A smooth working, easy casting outfit can make for a delightful day afield while the complete opposite can be true for a mis-matched outfit. Good hooks are getting harder and harder to find. Most stores carry cheap brands • manufactured in Taiwan or Japan and I find that the bulk of these hooks are dull and poorly constructed. Mustad, however, have always produced a good quality fish hook and it can make a lot of difference when it comes to landing or losing a fish. A good number of stores carry • these hooks, -but because they come in bulk packaging -they were seldbrn on display. Now, however, Mustad is finally putting their hooks out in plastic envelopes on display cards so they can. go up with the rest of.the tackle. Keel') your eyes peeled for them and pick up a few the next time you're in a sporting goods store. If you try them once or twice, I'll guarantee you will • La become a convert and literally dump those cheapies you've been using. 'Coits. take .4StratsilL-aroy uid Diirchesterh, two The Fleming Colts have started the season oft in top form and coasted to an easy 15-21 victory over Strathroy on May 23. • Pitcher Dan Colquhoun limited the opposition to three bits and struck out 13 batters and walked one before leaving in the seventh initftg-wttiv Tine relief help. from, Ron "Tag' SOwerby going the rest of the way allowing' one bit and striking out one.. The Colts runs came an A 14 -hit attack when Don MacDonald led off with a triple to start the ame and Cal Fremliri reached first on an error scoring MacDonald. Dan Colquhoun walked, Greg Burns singled -and Butch Fleet followed by singling to score Colquhoun and Fremlin and pnt_the Coltq in the lead 3-1 after the first. r The Colts went on to score three more in the fifth inning as Colquhoun walked, Sowerby reached tir• 4,4 n,*it Theres a sireetattedmique-to-galn-greater-dIstanee in the running broad jump. With a hop, sldp and jump you can almost fly through the air as this Vanastra Public School athlete showed. The students took part in a field day last Thursday and many came away with a colorful variety of ribbons. The prize ribbons were given out by the Royal Bank in Clinton. (News -Record photo) sports Softball Classic The Milverton Softball Association and the Milverton Suns Ladies Softball team will be hosting the "First International Softball Classic" on June 13, 14, 15. A total of 60 games will be played out of Newton, Rostock and two Milverton bap parks. Each team is • guaranteed five games and .12 intermediate men's teams and 412. senior women's teams will 'betd-fhpeting for top prize with awards by Molsons. The finals will be held on Sunday with the women's game set at 6 p.m. and men's at 8 p.m. Weekend passes are available up to Friday. June 13 for $5. Without a pass - Friday night $2., Saturday $5., Sunday $5. Passes are available anywhefe in Milverton or write to Bob Harrow, Newton, Ont. Central Huron Ladies' Softball Standings Noisy Ladies Sluggers Superstars Sailorettes Housewives Gold Diggers Elevators Garb and Gear .bottom of the ,inning as 'Fremlin and Colquhoun walked and 'Sowerb unleased a powering drive to left centre to hit the first round -tripper of the year. The Coits exploded and took six more runs in the • seventh. " McDonald led ofrwith hijsecoricl and Colquhoun and • Sowerby singled and Burns And Fleet doubled and eam•'MacPoriald singjeci. New comer Mike Petrie singjed, Collected hits for the, COlts were: Fleet, witli two doublesand two'' singles; Don MacDonald with two triples; Sowerby had a home run and a • single and Burns had' a double and a •single. Singles also went to Paul 13artliff, Cam Petr4e- arid— Freinlin. The Colts went on to make it two in a row as Dorchester came to town and lost 10-6. Clinton out slugged the opposition 13. 11 behind the bat of Cal "Zeke" Fremlin, who lead the tColts' /Jitters going three for five, in- cluding a three •runt round -tripper in the right to put the icing on the cake. The opposition jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after three innings, but the Colts came storming back in.the bottom half to tie, the score 4-4. Burns started off with an error followed by a long blast over thecentre field fence to get two back: Prernlin singled ,and advanced to third and scored on a wild pitch. • Dorchester scored two in the seventh to lead 6-4 and the Colts retaliated by scorliig three more in the the seventh and eighth inning. Fremlin was the Colts top hitter with a home run and two - singles. Don MacDonald swatted a base on a fielder's choice,-- Fremlin walked and Burns reached base on an unior golf, tourney error. Fleet followed with a double to up the score 6- Junior boys and girl 1. golfers took part in an 18- Strathroy tailed -by one hole tournament at the in the top of the, sixth, Bluewater Gold Course at only to be set back fur- Bayfield on May 24. ther as the Colts gathered The tourney was another three hits in the sponsored by the Clinton Bluebirds fly high On Monday, May 26, the Bluebirds dumped Goderich Township 14-2 in Clinton Industrial Fastball League action. The same night saw • Lobb's. Caseys defeat the. ,Teachers by a 13-6 count. • 1 1 2 1 2 1 • 2 0 1-•'-'0'' 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 BEST PRICES ON PIONEER CAR STEREO 40 0 TARIO STREET mLesi ON STRATFORD DAILY 0 -6.6/W.10 -51f In a single matchup on Wednesday night, the rookie Excello team were .trounced 15-5 by Merners. All teams are looking for your supp?Irt and the. league is having a tournament on June 21 and 22 here in Clinton. Bluebirds 2 Lobb Caseys 2 Merners 2,- Excello 0 Goderich Twp • 0 Teachers 0 Introduce a friend to Golf at the L T PT. Cr— 0 4 0 4 0 2 -2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seaforth Golf and Country Club EVERY TUESDAY IN JUNE _ OUR MEMBERS MAY BRING A BEGINNER • home run and 11,' double - and Colquhoun had two singles. Singles also went to Petrie, 'Burns and Fleet, • -MacDonald and-Petrie— fanned 11 and, Walked four as young Petrie picked up his first victOry as a ;Colt, Colts am s _Home games June 15th - Byron 2 June 20th - London Royals 8 p.m. June 28th -Dashwoodl p.m. july 504 -Dashwood / p.m. July gath -St. Thomas,/ p.m. • (Two games to make up in July) •Away games June 4th - at London Royals 8130 p,rn Junt' 0th - at Thorndale 815 Pan. June l'ath - at Dashwood,8 p.m. June 22nd - at Thorndale 2 p.m. June 26th at Strathroy 8:30p.m. July, 6th - at Dorchester 2 p.m. July filth - at Dashwood 8 p.m. July 24th - at Byron 8:30 p.m. July 26th - at St. Thomas 7:30p.m, • Optimist- Club -and those who participated now advance to the zone tournament in London on June 14. From there the golfers could go onto the world tournament scheduled for California in July. At the Clinton tourney, Lynda Johnson and Paul Engel came out on top and took home trophies, while prizes were won by other golfers as well. Local merchants helped support the tournament by ddnating prizes and they included, Radio Shack, Crown Sports and Trophies, Smith's Pro Hardware, Gerrard's, Grove's Appliances, Pizza Express, Campbell's Men's Wear, Herman's Men's Wear, Anstett Jewellers, Jervis Foto Pros, Town Talk Fashions •and Price Guard. The green fees were donated by' the Optimist club. Smile The trouble with op- portunity is that it is always disguised as hard work. Personalized Gifts for Father's Day... a keepsake he'll always treasure! PICTURED ABOVE.... Sterling Silver Signet Rings, starting ,at '42.00. Lighters, various styles, starting at '6. Cuff links and tie .tacs - starting at '13.95. Engraving done on premises, at no charge. wANSTETT JEWELLERS LIMITED Clinton/Eireter/Seoforth/Walkerton MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY 0 FREE OF CHARGE!) Highway No. 8, West, Clinton Sun Dec Get more out of life this summer by building - a sun deck all by yourself. 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