FISH TALES COMING TRUE\Lancaster contest winner nets $2,000 with big trout.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Mistry is a surname, and may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Mistry. Daily News Staff Writer It took a struggle and the help of a friend, but Neil Gasper gasp·er n. Chiefly British Slang A cigarette. went home with a 3.86-pound trout trout: see salmon. trout Any of several prized game and food fishes of the family Salmonidae, native to the Northern Hemisphere but widely introduced elsewhere. Though most species inhabit cool fresh waters, a few (called sea trout; e.g. and $2,000 as first prize Saturday from a fishing derby Fishing Derby is an Atari 2600 video game created by Activision programmer David Crane based on the sport of fishing. In Fishing Derby, two fishermen sit on opposite docks over a lake filled with fish (and a shark that passes through). in Apollo Park. "The fish kept jumping and tangling up the lines," said Gasper. "We finally netted it, but my pal fell into the water." Gasper was one of 647 anglers who paid entry fees to compete in the fishing derby for adults at Apollo Park Lake in Lancaster. Officials said money that was raised, about $5,000, will help finance a fishing derby for youths in May. Although Gasper has fished in other contests, this was the first time he won a prize, he said. "I came to this one about two years ago and got on the board a few times, but was always bumped off," said Gasper. "This feels good. It's pretty exciting." Gasper showed up at 7 a.m., when the derby started, and had four hours to try to catch the single heaviest trout. He started out fishing with bait bait a preparation containing a palatable food substance such as raw meat, carrot or bran and a pharmaceutical or poisonous substance. The purpose is to introduce the medicament or poison into the unsuspecting animal. , but then decided to keep moving around the lake and throwing out lures. Worth more than $518 per pound in prize money, his winning trout was caught with a black rooster-tail lure lure the skin-covered object which runs on a monorail on a Greyhound racing track and which the dogs are schooled to chase. The lure must be kept 30 to 40 ft ahead of the leading dog so that the field is stretched out. that looks like a large fly when under water. "With this type of fishing, it's all luck," said Gasper. "Just being there at the right time. "I always wanted to win something like this. This is what I enjoy. This is my hobby A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. Origin of term A hobby-horse was a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like the real hobby. From this came the expression "to ride one's hobby-horse", meaning "to follow a favourite pastime", and in turn, ." Cleve Wilson and his 22-year-old son called fishing contests fun, no matter who wins. "It was a lot of fun," said Wilson, 43, of Palmdale. "We had a great time." The father and son fish about once a week and have attended the Lancaster derby annually for seven years. While the Wilsons didn't take one of the top-six prizes, they were pleased with the fish they caught. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo (1--ran in AV edition only--color) Some of the 647 competitors line the lakeside Saturday at Apollo Park for a fishing derby in Lancaster. (2--color) Roy Broers shows off the five fish he caught Saturday in Lancaster. (3--ran in AV edition only--color) Joseph Rheaume of Lancaster baits his hook in a fishing contest. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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