Action for Men, May 1960 — page 55: what you’re looking at

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Fish Fight Like Crazy To Get at Your Bait! Ever drop a baited hook into a school of spawning fish? If you’ve ever done this, you know what happened. In two seconds, a hundred frantic, fish churned the water into a froth as all these fish went crazy trying to get at your bait. Spawning fish will hit an artificial lure so hard they actually chip off the paint! Now I’ve found a way to make fish go by CARL HANDEL _ Now there’s a way for you to get all the excitement that goes with dropping a baited hook into a school of spawning fish. And I guarantee that you can get this thrill any time, and in any pond, e, river or stream you care to fish. you need is one drop of liquid out of a little bottle I am ready to send you to try at my risk. In plain words, this liquid is a biotic gland stimulant. It is a formula that I got from the Eski- mos. Eskimos must catch fish in order to live. They can’t depend on luck. They depend on a formula. I learned this secret formula from them during the years I was a guide in the Arctic. But I'll tell you about that later. Right now I want to say this: You have mever seen or heard of anything like my formula because nobody else in the entire civilized world has it. The Eskimos had another name for it, but I call it ‘‘Ketchem,” because that is just what it does. And I am willing to share my fish-catching method with you without your risking one red cent. If it doesn’t do everything I say it will— yes, if it doesn’t do even more—then you will have a lot of fun FREE. [ll take your — for the results you get, no questions ed. I want you to put my formula to the toughest tests you can think of. After you et your no-risk bottle of ‘“‘Ketchem,”’ just o this: Go to your favorite fishing spot, lake, pond, brook, stream or river. Fish for whatever kind of fish you want—trout, bass, salmon, perch, crappies, bullheads or any- thing else—including deep sea fish. Use any kind of bait you prefer—minnows, worms, artificial lures. Sit there for one hour. Tabu- late the results. NOW, open your ‘“‘Ketchem’’ bottle and put just one drop on the bait. ‘Toss the bait back in the water and see what 7 get Within two to four seconds, every within 200 feet will streak right to the bait. You’ll be in for the greatest excitement you’ve ever known as a fisherman. I guar- antee this. Remember, you’re trying ““Ketchem’’ entirely at my risk. If you want to see this kind of action right before your eyes and without waiting to get to a fishing spot, do what I did recently on a television show. Maybe you saw this show. The announcer set out a goldfish bowl with WORKS WONDERS “| used ‘Ketchem’ and it worked won- ders,’’ says L. W. Haines of Jackson, Mich. “‘In a short time I had my limit.”’ ATTRACTS FISH ‘*‘Ketchem’ has a highly attractive reac- tion to bass.’' Statement from E. Dean Now, Dept. Natural Resources, State of Ohio. LANDS RECORD BASS “Fished for days without a strike. With ‘Ketchem’ on my baited hook, | landed a 4 pound bass on my third cast—a record ‘for the year on Lake Chautauqua.”’ Ber- nard C. Hains, Maysville, N. Y. CARL HANDEL Fisherman - Guide He says, ‘‘Fish bite like hungry wolves when they get a whiff of *‘KETCHEM’ ” six goldfish in it. All six fish were either fat and lazy or else they were hypnotized by the bright lights. They were almost motionless. Then I put one drop of ““Ketchem” on 4 matchstick and stuck the matchstick in the water. It was like pulling a trigger on a loaded gun. Instantly all six of those little goldfish converged like lightning on the matchstick. They were so excited they flipped water clear out of the bowl. Actually there’s nothing mysterious about the formula that made these dull, torpid fish suddenly act like hungry wolves. Basically this Eskimo formula is nothing more than employing Nature’s own way of stimulating fish to reproduce. But Nature releases this. gland stimulating odor only once a year. With **“Ketchem,”’ you can perform this seeming miracle any time and any place. _ **Ketchem”’ is absolutely harmless to fish. It has been tested and approved by CON- SERVATION AUTHOR IES IN 44 OF THE 48 STATES. Conservation authorities, mind you. I have written proof of this on file just that crazy ANY time—any day in the year and in any kind of water. I’ve found a way for you to ge{ your limit, the kind of fish you’re after while other fishermen come home empty handed. Are you willing to let me prove that every word I say.is true? Then read how you can try my method without risking a single penny of your money. in my office. I have had many invitations from these same Conservation authorities to make up ‘“‘Ketchem”’ in bulk form for them to use in State Fish Hatcheries. That’s because ‘‘Ketchem”’ not only stimulates fish, it also accelerates their growth. Weli, this is about all I’ve got to say. Now I want you to try ‘‘Ketchem”’ yourself. I know that if you try it just once you'll never | want tec fish without it and I’ll have a steady customer for life. During my years in the Arctic, I was a guide for engineer. and pros- eet We got a few millionaires too—up or the hunting and fishing. I showed them the secret of fishing I had learned from the Eskimos and one of these men prodded me into putting ‘‘Ketchem” on the market. He thought it was such a boon\to fishermen that I ought to share my “‘secret’’ with others. I agreed with him and that’s the reason for printing the announcement you are now reading. What about the price of ‘‘Ketchem’’? Primarily, I’m a guide and a fisherman. All I know about costs and profits are what an accountant told me. He adds up the price of the refined ingredients, the cost of the bottles, cartons, handling, wrapping, postage and what it costs to run this advertisement in the magazine. Then he added a small profit for my time and work and came up — with a price of $2.00. So here’s what you do. Use the coupon that’s printed down in the corner. Write your name and address on it, stick it in an envelope with $2.00 and drop the envelope in the corner mailbox next time you go out. Or, if you want to save $1.00, send me a $5 bill and I’ll mail you THREE bottles of “KETCHEM” worth $6.00. I’ll hold your money as a deposit until you decide what you want to do. If you find that ‘““Ketchem”’ isn’t as good or better than I claim, return what’s left and I’ll send back your deposit by return mail. If you agree with me that this Eskimo formula really does the trick— gets you all the fish you can handle—even in “fished out’? waters—then I'll keep your deposit as.payment in full. I’ll trust you all the way because I’ve never met a dishonest fisherman yet. And you have a full 90 days to make up your mind. So fill in and mail the coupon right now. You’ll be glad you did because you’ve got a lot of fishing fun ahead of you. CARL HANDEL “KETCHEM,” DEPT. E-44, BOX 385, FREMONT, OHIO | [FS SBS SB SB SSS SSS SSS STE SSS SP SSB PSSST ST SSS SSS SSS SSS SS Se CARL HANDEL ‘'Ketchem,” Dept.E-44, Box 385, Freemont, Ohio Dear Mr. Handel: ‘Tl try “KETCHEM” with the understanding that | can do so for 90 days at your risk. Then if it doesn't live up to every single one of your claims, | will return the unused portion and you will send Nase (_] | am enclosing $2.00 and you are to mail postage ppd. [_] | want to save a dollar. Send me postage ppd. THREE (3) bottles of "KETCHEM” for which | am enclosing $5.00. [_] Send "KETCHEM” C.O.D. | will pay the postman the deposit | have checked above plus a few cents postage and C.O.D. fee charged by the post office. back my money by return mail. | can return it any time Addres within 90 days and there'll be no questions asked. he = eee State = 3 MICLOO© (C(O) >