Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1908 — E. L. HOLLINGSWORTH GOES COD FISHING. [ARTICLE]

E. L. HOLLINGSWORTH GOES COD FISHING.

- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth returned Wednesday from a ten days visit in the old Bay State — that is, it was about ten days for Mr. Hollingsworth, but Mrs. H. was there longer, she going a little earlier in company with her daughter, Miss Cecelia Hollingsworth, who entered ’Wellesley College at New Bedford for a four years course. They had a delightful trip and spent a week at Gloucester, away up on Cape Ann. Here they got ocean breezes in plenty and Mrs. Hollingsworth got the only relief from the hay fever she has had this fall, not having the slightest trace of it while there. Gloucester is a great fishing; port, and after gaining the con|Sent of a couple or old fishermen to accompany them out on a cod : fishing trip, by assuring them that ■he was immune from sea-sickness—-'they would not be bothered with taking anyone who was, they said— JMr. H. got up early one morning and arrayed himself in oil-skin coat, I pants and cap A and they set out for jthe fishing grounds at about 3 a. -m. The first thing was to catch | the bait—not the kind some Rens[selaer fishermen get up at Shelby and Walter Valley—but "squids.” These are a minature devil fish, equipped with tentacles like a real devil fish, ten in number. They are an extremely ugly looking little fish and are caught with pork as bait. The hook used is a bunch of hooks really, and the squid grabs it with his tentacles and then is pulled into the boat. After securing a supply of squids and another fish which is also used as bait, the fishermen put on further out, and taking their bearings from the light-houses, cast and dropped the baited,' hooks over for the cod. The waves were quite high for a while and the boat rocked considerably, but after what seemed to Mr. Hollingsworth, who was patiently watching one of the lines—or impatiently, a long time, rather, for he hadn’t got a bite—the wind veered and the waters became more calm. Then the cod began to breakfast on the baited hooks, and they were reeled in and landed in the boat with gaffs. They had a good catch and Mr. Hollingsworth’s line got its share. After they returned to shore three of the largest cod caught—two of which were caught by Mr. H.— were weighed and tipped the scales at 105 pounds, an average of 35 pounds each. Mr. Hollingsworth thinks it was the greatest sport of his life and would not have missed the experience for anything. Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth returned home via Albany, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Kalamazoo, Mich., and had a most delightful trip.