1920s FISHING STRIPED BASS IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA FILM BY JACK ROBERTSON XD14054

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This silent film shows details of the practices of striped bass fishermen in the San Francisco Bay area, including their use of sardines as bait, their casting techniques, and the camaraderie of the men as they share fishing boats and trade expertise in the art. The film probably dates to the 1920’s and 1930’s and was “arranged and titled“ by noted adventure filmmaker Captain Jack Robertson, also responsible for The True North (1925) and The Break Up (1930) (TRT 10:29) (0:10) Credits: “Arranged and Titled by Captain Jack Robertson, Negatives Loaned by California State Fish and Game Commission“ (0:17) “Early California fishing enthusiasts visualized the possibilities of stocking the western waters with game fish from the Atlantic Coast. That vast network of waters adjoining San Francisco Bay seemed an ideal place to attempt to introduce the Striped Bass“ (0:41) Ae