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Page 8 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1978 Outdoors Catfish pep up dull fishing Mantle released from the hospik Baseball players aren’t the only ones who go into a “midsummer slump. ” Fish do, too. As the dog days of summer arrive, largemouth bass which were so robust and rambunc tious for the spring spawn seem to become reclusive, seeking cool ref uge in deeper holes and usually sneering at proffered lures. Bass, walleye, crappie, striped bass and a number of other fish seem to get lazy when water tem peratures soar, but one species seems to revel in the balmy, soup- warm summer waters. Channel catfish can put some pep into a dull summer fishing program for the fisherman who gears up properly to catch him, in the opin ion of Texas Parks and Wildlife De partment biologist Paul Seiden- sticker of Jasper. The best part about summer cat- fishing, Seidensticker believes, is that they are easy to catch if you bait a “hole properly and fish with a suf ficiently smelly bait. “Catfish are omnivorous, which means they eat just about anything they can find or catch,” said Seidensticker, “and they locate their food primarily by their sense of smell. To take advantage of this charac teristic, you first should accumulate some milo, cottonseed cake, blood, soured corn or canned dog food with which to bait a hole. Be sure to “sour any grain or corn you intend to use as bait or chum, because if not soured the grains will swell in the fishes’ stomachs and cause them to stop bit ing. Just put the selected bait mate rial into a burlap bag and sink it at your fishing spot. Seidensticker advises that if you’re going to fish in the daytime. your baited hole should be in deep water, usually 20 to 25 feet. Shal lower water should be baited for night fishing, since catfish some times move into the shallows to feed in the evening hours. When you go to the area to fish, additional feed should be scattered to provide an immediate attraction for the catfish. If you don’t have time to keep an area baited, you can scatter the feed out in your fishing hole when you get there and it may attract the fish within an hour. There are many techniques and baits for catching channel catfish. When fishing over a baited area the best bait is one of the commercially prepared stink baits. Rig a rod and reel with a half-ounce clip-on sinker about one foot above a small treble hook. The hook must be small be cause the mouth of a channel catfish is small. Lower the bait to the bot tom and reel up about one foot. When you feel a slight downward tug on the line, set the hook hard. Once the fisli is boated, care must be shown to avoid the sharp pectoral spines on the catfish. A glove and a pair of needlenose pliers are very useful in handling the fish and re moving the treble hook. If these sharp spines are clipped off at the base with a pair of diagonal pliers the catfish are easy to handle and don’t tangle up on the stringer. Some other excellent baits for cat fish include shrimp, shad, ear thworms, catalpa worms, cheese, minnows, grasshoppers or almost anything you can put on a hook that has a distinctive odor. Almost anyone can catch a catfish if they will just take time to bait a fishing hole. And to top it all off, channel catfish are some of the finest eating fish in the world. Maybe you can’t erase poverty, but you can make a start... ... in VISTA SIGN UP NOW FOR INTERVIEW SENIORS/GRADS INFORMATION BOOTH M.S.C. MALL REPS ON CAMPUS NOW! TUE JUNE 27, 1978 '4 S'iWl lall mm 20% Off All Skis & Ski Jackets at . * V ' fwj $$ .jf* * J , L* . / - ** f While some fish might take a summer vaca tion, channel catfish always seem to be plenti ful during the summer months. These five Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschper, Jr. catfish were caught from the banks of the Bryan Utility Lake using grasshoppers for bait. United Press International DALLAS — Mickey Mantle, the former slugger for the New York Yankees, was released from a local hospital Monday where he had been admitted suffering from a bleeding ulcer. Mantle was admitted to the in tensive care unit at Brookhaven Medical Center Wednesday and had been placed on the critical list. Mantle, a 47-year-old member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was admitted to the hospital Wed nesday after his golfing compan ion, Dr. Frank Altick, noticed his face was ashen and lieaps ently was in need of blood His condition steadiljj proved throughout the weel Sunday Mantle said he was(k ing well. “Th ey’ve been giving vitamins to thicken my blood stop the bleeding,” he sail really don’t understand it all, I feel good now.” As a star with the Yank Mantle played for 18 yearsi retired in 1969, career he hit 536 homennu Since his retirment, |li has been a businessman i«| las. Aeros owner delays vital press conferenl United Press International HOUSTON — Houston Aeros owner Ken Schnitzer Monday can celed a news conference at which he reportedly was prepared to an nounce the folding of his World Hockey Association franchise. Acting Aeros President Mike Hope, in a memo to the team’s em ployees, said the last minute change was due to Schnitzer’s decision to attend the National Hockey League Board of Governors meeting in De troit this week. Schnitzer was unavailable for comment, just as he has been for the past month during a campaign to ob tain an NHL franchise to play in the Summit sports arena, which he op erates. The Aeros, a box-office loser for six seasons, likely cannot be saved. But according to published stories quoting sources in the NHL, Schnitzer was negotiating with dis gruntled Colorado Rocfe dent Jack Vickers tobringtl team to Houston. Vickers is mad at Denver cials for not giving him agreement in McNicliols However, the NHL Boan ernors was known tobeopi move of the Rockies to Hi Developments last weel cated the Aeros were lished stories quoted source four WHA teams, notincli Aeros, were being seriously ered to merge with tl President John Ziegler ofilit| said he would not allow combination of two francli next season. Minnesota and Cleveland franchises last week. Schnitzer announced that his Aeros, a two-time of the WHA, were at that tim ing entry into the NHL. jhe 1 irove ;d S' idle 1 gan Tin da er Th' irvii iouI an ‘Tl ed iravi ttei fenti MSC SUMMER DINNER THEATER presents Leon Gershe’s heart-warming comedy BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE July 6, 7, 8 MSC Ballroom Tickets At MSC Box Office Call 845-291 eci dep ete offe ed THE MULTI-COLORED MULTI-LAYERED RUBBER SANDAL WITH A NYLON STRAP GUARANTEED FOR LIFE AVAILABLE AT DOWNTOWN BROWNS SHOE FIT CO. 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