Bob Swift, Boy Sportsman #5

Jan 1952 · Fawcett · 0.10 USD

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# Bob Swift Boy Sportsman #5 The issue contains multiple stories featuring Bob Swift's outdoor adventures. In one story, Bob demonstrates his fishing expertise by using a streamer fly to catch fish in a canal, outperforming other fishermen using conventional methods. Another story follows Bob in a hunting expedition where he and his father Ted must use their archery skills in a dangerous situation involving tyrants and a jaguar in the woods; Ted shoots two arrows at apples to prove there are no tyrants present, but one arrow goes astray and nearly hits Bob's head before the hunters escape and pursue a jaguar that has frightened their horses. The issue also includes instructional content on how to make your own bow and arrow, as well as stories about sun, surf and stripers fishing.

Contains 2 stories

Sun, Surf, and Stripers

14 pp · Adventure, Sports

Bob Swift dreams of joining his father at the Martha's Vineyard striper contest, but there's one problem—he doesn't know how to surf cast yet. With his father away on a fishing trip and only three days to learn, Bob turns to Howard for lessons in the fundamentals of this exciting new sport. As Bob hits the beach to master the art of casting in the surf, he'll discover whether he has what it takes to land some stripers and prove himself ready for the big competition.

Bob Swift and the Spotted Killer

16 pp · Adventure, Sports

Bob Swift gets more than he bargained for when he travels to Ted Howland's New Mexico ranch to help track a mysterious big cat that's been killing cattle—only to discover it's not a cougar, but a jaguar, a creature thought nearly extinct in the region and far more dangerous than anyone expected. With his newly learned archery skills and steady nerves, Bob must face one of nature's most formidable hunters in a showdown that tests everything he's learned from the seasoned expert.