114 The Book of Woodcraft 



Men: To hook and land with the fly, unassisted, without 

 net or gaff, a trout or landlocked salmon over 4 lbs., or a 

 salmon over 12 lbs., coup. To take, under the same condi- 

 tions, a salmon over 25 lbs., grand coup. 



General Fishing. Boys, lads, and men: To take on a 

 rod, without assistance in hooking, playing, or landing, a 

 trout, black bass, pike, muscallonge, grayhng, salmon, 

 bluefish, weakfish, striped bass, kingfish, sheepshead, or 

 other game fish, whose weight in pounds equals or exceeds 

 that of the rod in ounces, coup. 



To take under the same conditions a game fish that 

 is double in pounds the ounces of the rod, grand coup. 



Indoor Fly-casting. Boys: To cast a fly with a rod of 

 5 oz. or less, not over 10 feet long, 40 feet, coup; 55 feet, 

 grand coup. 



Lads: 65 feet, coup; 80 feet, grand coup. 



Men: 80 feet, coup; 95 feet, grand coup. 



"Every fish caught and kept, but not used, is a rotten 

 spot in the angler's record" (H. v. D.). 



BAIT-CASTING 



(Revised by Lou S. Darhng, of New York. Author of 

 ^'Tournament Casting and the Proper Equipment.") 



With j-oz. dummy frog, 5-ft. rod, indoors, overhead 

 casting, tournament style: 



Child class, 40 feet for coup; 50 feet for grand coup. 

 Boy " 60 " '' *' 70 " " " 

 Lad " 80 " " " 90 " " " 

 Man " 100 '' '' " 120 '' " " ^ " 

 If out of doors add 10 per cent, to each of the distances, 

 if cast is made with the wind. 



If a wooden plug is used instead of the dummy frog, add 

 30 per cent, to each distance. 



