Fish Verse

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"A Battle's to Be Fought!" George J. Seabury. An Ode to Lake Bass. George J. Seabury, 1890.

A Battle's to Be Fought!

This excerpt from Canto II of an Ode to Lake Bass introduces the battle to be fought between angler and bass.

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"A Typical Fish Romancer." George J. Seabury. An Ode to Lake Bass. George J. Seabury, 1890.

A Typical Fish Romancer

While no one would use the term "Fish Romancer" today, fish tales have not changed much since 1890!

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"A Yell! A Faully Snell!" George J. Seabury. An Ode to Lake Bass. George J. Seabury, 1890.

A Yell! A Faully Snell!

This excerpt from Canto II of An Ode to Lake Bass captures the dramatic moment when a bass gets away.

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"An Ode to Lake Bass." George J. Seabury. An Ode to Lake Bass. George J. Seabury, 1890.

An Ode to Lake Bass

Unfortunately, the white covers of this scarce, self-published volume are quite stained. Nevertheless, the jumping bass and stylized script make for an attractive cover.

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"Canto II: To the Black or Small Mouth Bass." George J. Seabury. An Ode to Lake Bass. George J. Seabury, 1890.

"Canto II: To the Black or Small Mouth Bass"

This is the opening title to the second poem, dedicated to smallmouth bass.

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"Struggling to the Very Last." George J. Seabury. An Ode to Lake Bass. George J. Seabury, 1890.

Struggling to the Very Last

These are the closing stanzas to the first of two poems in this book dedicated to lake bass. This bass will not elude the angler's net.