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SALES —- SERVICE — RENTALS E, Lipsett Bldg, Cow Bay, Prince Rupart, Phono 3131 Mm ithey have been led to believe B with Mivarious facets of the outdoor | By TOM MASICH fi if the general public was Biever Jed to believe that our J outdoors industry is a small one, large mess of good breakfast trout, the opposing fisherman insists he did it illegally. With the freedom of time on one’s hands, and the large ar- mada of boats and the unlimit- ed supply .of inland and salt- water areas, we have a whole new industry before us. Know their stuff Local trollers such as Jim Greer, Archie McLeod, Joe Let- ourneau, Russ Yeomens, and many others have learned the coastline like the palm of their hand. They have trolled for fish from the head of Tuck Inlet to Lucy Island. They have caught fish on everything from a short piece of sawed off and painted broom handle to the most pol- ished lures and plugs, They have caught record book fish, and story book fish, and they have made outdoors and boating a big factor in our recreation pro- gram. Over the years our popular number of boats. Not only can | trolling plugs and spoons such we boast of magnificent salt {as the Lucky Louie, Wallace water boating, but the count- |Highlander, Max Squids, Gibbs in a myth, A few minutes of calculation pencil and paper would ‘goon’ show that amounts in the isix figure mark are spent each ‘year in this industry and_ its and boating field. Boats everywhere Take a walk around our water front area, and in any small cove, dock, or float, countless numbers of small pleasure craft ranging from eight and 10 foot |dinghys to 30 and 35 - foot ‘launches are docked. This is to say nothing of the hundreds of garages and back yards that house still more craft. Prince Rupert and district has an unlimited amount of area in which the general pub- lic can make use of the large less lakes in the area provide |Stewart spoons, Tom Macks, the small craft such as canoes,..;and herring Magigs in many rubber dinghys, and skiffs |different finishes and polishes with a whole new world of jhave never failed. The dollar boating. value this has brought to our Boating in the area fre- merchants is impossible to cal- quently leads the enthusiasm | culate. into two other fields. Fishing' Inland stream and lake fish- and hunting become dominant: ing probably takes up more of buys a boat. To say the least,,any other outdoor sport. Hun- this is one of the only reasons.dreds of local and district men many of us get into the boating. stream out of town each week- field. ‘end to fish the streams, rivers Access to the great outdoors, and lakes. by boats of many types has| Year round sport opened up our area to a whole, new world of pleasure. Fortunately fishing is an all- After a hard days work, or: year sport in the area. Begin- on a weekend, nothing is more: ning with early runs of steel- relaxing than fishing in silent head in rivers such as the Cop- ;waters or cruising a quiet per, Kalum, Lakelse, and Kloiya, shoreline in the outboard with the season continues into excel- /the hopes cf spotting game, andilent spring salmon fishing in seeing first-hand the wonders'the Kitimat and Kalum rivers of the outdoors. ‘in the early part of summer. . . Coho take the place of springs Big business ., jin our streams in midsummer. The Prince Rupert area is one and stretch the fishing well into of the largest game fish areas early fall. in the world From the giant| Throughout the entire year, factors in the reason a person. the sport fishing industry than} A sport that’s gaining pop- ularity as the number of oper- ators grows, is outboard motor OUTBOARD RACING HOLDS SPOTLIGHT Wayman rests between races at Taylor Lake. The. compe- titions always attract a crowd. racing, a sport which has its thrills—and occasional spills. Here former Rupert man Mike Prince Kupert Daily News 3 Friday, May 17, 1963 2 “Style’ in boating, accord- ing to the people who know, is more than the way a boat looks on the showroom floor. It has to do with the com- battling cutthroat trout of our;are caught. Only freeze-up of lakes and streams, this is fishing! many mountain lakes cuts down man with .countless hours of/|in the late fall and winter. leisure. time recreation, and in- World records or near world dustry with thousands of dol-| recerds of spring salmon, -lars of business. fishing has be-| steelhead and coho have been ,come a major sport in the area,’ taken from district waters. i The sport fisherman isan odd, The area ‘is well recognized type of feiiow. He is the scourge, throughout the continent for of his wife, he is a problem to! its fine catches of salmon and the game warden, he is more; trout in fresh water streams. enthusiastic than a golfer, and| Again sport fishing in this he will buy anything, regard-|field provides industry with less of whether it catches fish|many, many thousands of dol- or fishermen. Nothing can dis-|lars in business in the tackle courage this man, and he will/and sporting goods trades. To go anywhere any time if he|supply the enthusiast with his thinks he can ecateh a fish. requirements, whole new indus- In his boat, he will sit all night| tries in boating, lure making, in our harbor waters in pouring|fibreglas rod construction, and rain with the hope of snagging | numerous fields have sprung up. a spring on the early morning Popular lures made by big tide. He will walk blindfolded | manufacturers such as Kroco- with a canoe over his head in-|diles, Dams, Koplex, T-spoons to any stream in the country,|and thousands of others are sold and as a pioneer he makes ex-|in hundreds of dozens each year. plorers look like amateurs. One local retailer claims to have They are hearty, devoted |sold over 400 dozen of one type types, yet no two of them are |lure, the “Dam” in a very busy alike, No fisherman can outda jseason last year. another. Tf someone catches a Other local fishermen such 90-pound spring, regardless as Dennis King, Art Lowes, of what shape it was in when Jack Tindill, Reg Humperville, caught, the other fisherman to name only a few devote insists it was black from many hours yearly to prove spawn, and probably floating | our boast that we are one of dewn the river to its death the biggest sport fishing areas anyway. Tf a oman eatehes 2 on the continent. 4 spring salmon we troll for in/cutthroat trout, Dollys, Rainbow | our salt waters to the small,|trout, and many other species, ‘at its best, Providing the sports-|on the fishing for a few months pany the boat will keep, with ‘BOATING IN “STYLE” Boatman’s tag-along is boon Attach a boat trailer onto a ;car and it becomes an unlimited {ticket to adventure on Canada’s ‘great water, ways! The sturdy, dependatle but ‘often unheralded boat trailer ‘has put carefree fun on the ‘water within minutes of land- ‘locked outdoor lovers. A few years back, most pleasure boat- ‘men were those fortunate | ‘enough to own property on a -lake where they could perman- ‘ently moor their craft, or who ,could foot the bill to rent year ‘round mooring sites. Having ac- cess to a permanent mooring ‘spot no longer concerns the out- | ‘poard boatman, He parks the craft in his back yard, and his trailer does the rest. Usually the actual “fun” it- ems, boats and motors, get all, the glory and attention, an vital helpers like the boat trailer command secondaizy interest, But the importance of boat trailers and their steady improvement deserves recognition. Among the latest trailer ,fea- tures are self-activating surge , brakes which add .to trailering its owners and with the “fa- | mily’ of boats in the home port, Pride in the boat by its owners soon establishes a boat’s style. , - Outboard things that can be done. Those who want to water ski. . Want to skin dive? ... an out- board makes a good base of op- erations. Fishing is easy in the most protected waters or the ocean. A facet of outboarding that is getting more and tion, particularly with is the outboard cruise. An outboard cruise can be as simple or as detailed as de- sired. A few boats can make the cruise or, as it is done in some places, hundreds of boats can take part. Every member of the family can participate. Cost ean be kept well below a similar auto trip, or one can “dog it” and live like a king or an admiral, It's fun and healthful for all. families, getting the cruise ready Ave offered by the Evinrude News Bureau, CHART ROUTE First, learn the conditions of the waterway to be followed. fun for entire family One of the many pleasures of simple signals can be decided: sation is reversed, releasing the outboarding is the number of upon before the cruise starts. . can.' more atten-, A: few. points .to remember in, stati e cruise S ells years ago, this feature car: now | ‘be obtained on many siialler | trailers. When the driver trakes coupling on the trailer’s hitch ‘par, which activates the brakes. ‘When the car accelerates, the i brakes. An electric switch releas- | es the brake when the car is put jinto reverse gear. These brakes jrequire no mechanical car-to- itrailer hook up. | GENTLER RIDE . ; . Trailer tilting systems have ards, particularly in a river OF | heen improved for easier launch- harbor area. ing. There are also new suspen- Remember, the main object on sion systems and new types of These signals won't be need- ed many times a day, but they will be helpful in eliminating extra running around, and in- forming each boat operator in turn of any navigational haz- nals will mean more fun with ' the boat a gentler ride and add- fewer delays and expense. ing to driving peace of mind. POPS SHOP (OPERATED By FRANK BALDWIN) EVINRUDE OUTBOARDS “o SALES @ PARTS @ SERVICE | Located in Seasport Marina Bldg. @ TRADE-INS | Phone 5337 lsafety and efficiency. Intraduc-- ‘ed on large trailers just as few | ‘his car, the force is “felt” by a: a cruise is fun. Simple hand sig-irollers and boat cradles, giving ; 1 deluxe Push-Button | EVINRUDES | rugged Offshore EVINPRUDES ure compact All-Purpose EVINRUDES handy Take-Along : EVINRUDES * ON DISPLAY NOW ‘ SEASPORT | t OUTBOARD MARINA ° . (formerly Clarkes) '»: COW BAY — PHONE 5339 Operated by Don & Frank Baldwin REPAIRS ORTHWEST ENGINE CO. PARTS 2422 — Nights 3375 COW BAY — Phono Ste: \ es COMPLETE LINE OF VOLVO ENGINES — 8 H.P, -200.H:P, VOLVO #) PENTA: THE INBOARD ENGINE ie PENTA DIESEL & GAS WITH THE OUTBOARD DRIVE - ‘water The major oi} companics put. out considerable information in| the way of maps and folders on | the major water routes. These will inelude places to pet sup- plies, points of interest and conditions. The Depart-| ment of Transport publishes de-! tallied maps of navigable waters, | With route and destination set, | compute the total distance to; travel and break It down Into, daily runs. Don't try to see haw: far ean be travelled each day, but rather how much fun there; is while travelling. Plan to end each day's run where fuel, ol], food, water, ice and other ne- cessities can be obtained, as well ns available sleeping aeccommo- dations or eamping areas, Take time and indulge per- sonal interests, Fish; photo- graph interesting points on the trip; swim, or just loaf, The main point is to have funt SIGNAL SYSTEM Tf travelling with more than one boat, there should — be some method of slenalling — to each other so that each boat knows when the others are go- ing to shore, stopping or ehang- Ing directions. Radia would loa fine, but it's expensive, Bhout- ing dant always possible, ‘The englest and most positive is by hand signals. The erulse leader, who can bo In charge for the whole trip, or a new one ap- polntod onch day, will give the flrat slunal. TO then enn be re- DAILY ® Boats the job. Ponted from boat to bont. A few Whothor buying or selling. Let The Daily Nows help you do it! 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