Salt Water Fishing with Mitchell Booklet

[jtwill98]

I am doing some housekeeping on my hard drives clearing out some space and ran across the attached booklet in pdf format -- maybe someone is interested, so posting it. 

[oc1]

I really enjoyed that; sort of quaint but very thorough. Who ever heard of making a casting weight from a Bull Durham pouch?

[jtwill98]

I read that as well, but since I don't have any recall of Bull Dirham pouches, it didn't resonant with me. I assumed Bull Durman was a tobacco brand like Redman.

I'm not sure how you tie a pouch to your line such that it would rip off if you hooked a fish.

[jurelometer]

I really enjoyed that; sort of quaint but very thorough. Who ever heard of making a casting weight from a Bull Durham pouch?

When I was a kid, the tackle shops in Northern California sold these pouches empty.  They were used for bait fishing in the surf on rocky beaches.  I never saw anyone actually using them.

That was a fun read. 

-J

[oc1]

It was for roll-your-own; as seen in the cowboy movies.

[foakes]

The white bull Durham bags were mostly what my dad used in the 50's when surf fishing around San Simeon, CA.  He also just used sand crabs for bait that we dug up.  The small sacks were less likely to get snagged up on rocks —- and if one was lost —- no big deal.  They were probably 3 for a dime —- or free at most liquor stores that were on the coast.

Best, Fred

[Swami805]

I can remember using those when I was a kid fishing from the rocks. Fill them with sand or pebbles and a perfect break away sinker