"It's for perch.

You ought to have a bigger one." "Yes, me know," said Injun.
Again Whitey was impressed by Injun's patience.

There he had sat for several hours, watching those big fish return to the Yellowstone and safety.

Whitey knew that he never could have stood it.

Finally he questioned him.
"If you knew that the big fish would fall off that hook, and that they are just waiting to be caught, how could you stand just getting the little ones ?" Whitey said.