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THAT AIN’T NUTHIN observes little Billy Rogers, who isn’t
at all impressed by Susan Sharpe’s bass which she caught on
Blunt’s Bay, Collington, N. C. Susan is the 10-year-old daughter
of Bill Sharpe, director of North Carolina’s news bureau, at
Raleigh.
Santee-Cooper Fishing
By EDDIE FINLAY
COLUMBIA, S. C.—South Carolina fishermen are hoping that the
Santee-Cooper will not follow the course of other man-made reser
voirs, where the fishing has been wonderful in the early years and
then declined steadily.
So far, the two great lakes have held up remarkably well and
the fishing has been as good as anywhere in the Southeast, particu
larly for bass and crappie. Many anglers from North Carolina and
Georgia have taken advantage of the fine fishing and thousands of
South Carolinians are on the lakes every week-end.
There has been no indication that the fish are becoming less
plentiful and there is some reason to believe that the history of the
lakes will be different from that of Lake Murray. The history of
Lake Murray, located 12 miles from Columbia, was that the fishing
was exceptionally good for the first few years and now is poor,
except for the early spring.
Lake Murray, however, is located in hilly country where the fluc
tuating water level plays havoc with the beds and where the red
clay soil is not very productive.
The Santee-Cooper, on the other hand, is flat, rich land ideally
suited for fish breeding and with the waters covering such a vast
extent that it seems impossible for the lakes ever to be fished out.
So even though the fishing peak may have been reached, any down
ward cycle should be slow and the lakes should continue to provide
fish and recreation for years.
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I couldn’t pull the hook loose, Bill
showed me how to tighten my line,
strike the cane a sharp blow just
above the handle. This jolt re
leases the hook every time.
I rebaited and talked about Man-
teo, Reelfoot, Dead Lakes, Marco
—Bill had fished in all those places
and had a memory like an ele
phant. There was no place I could
discuss that he did not know the
terrain and the people by name.
His cork disappeared and he
pulled in a shellcracker approxi
mately the size of his hand.
SAME FISH, SAME PLACE
“I’ve caught this one before,” he
said.
“How do you know that?” I
asked.
He held the shellcracker up. It
was sporting a forked tail. Bill
explained that he had caught the
fish last year and pinched out a
tiny section in the center of its
tail.
“Caught him at this same place,
too,” he said.
We caught a few fish and drop
ped them in the live box. I looked
at my watch. We had thirty min
utes to make a meeting where
Blackshear Lake catfish were to be
served.
I hated to see Bill crank his mo
tor and pull away from that spot.
It was one of the most enjoyable
afternoons I had spent on a lake
in a long time, with the fish biting
too slowly for excitement.
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