CHILE 



Stays as close as possible to the fish and never gives him an 

 easy second. 



The chief purpose of having a slack line in the water is to 

 eliminate the danger of any backlashes or runovers. Slack also 

 eliminates any vibration which may go down the line from 

 the reel and be felt by the fish. It also compensates for any 

 forward progress of the boat. 



The Tuker method is the one I favor. After the bait is 

 put out from 200 to 250 feet astern, far enough to make 

 absolutely sure it is submerged, the reel is left on free spool 

 attached to the harness and the angler in the chair. As in the 

 Lerner system, the striking drag of the reel has been set 

 beforehand if using a Penn or Zwarg. Then I hold the line in 

 my left hand about two feet away from the reel and below 

 the first guide. With my right hand I keep a very slight pres- 

 sure on the spool to eliminate a backlash on the initial strike if 

 possible. I always keep the cHck on the reel (one of the ad- 

 vantages of using a Zwarg or a Penn) , to give it that tiny bit 

 of drag when free-spooling, with the hope that this will also 

 help to prevent any backlash or runover. When the strike 

 comes it may be a wallop so hard that before you can release 

 the line from your left hand it will be pulled right down on 

 top of the reel, or it may be a tap so gentle you may think it 

 is just a wave. It may be a rip-roaring strike— the most savage 

 thing you ever felt. It may jar you. You will get them in all 

 kinds of ways but the chances are that the average strike will 

 be a pretty heavy clout— at least one from a big fish. Be 

 careful when in rough water that you don't drop back 

 to a wave as practically all of us have done and don't let the 

 bait surface. If it starts to ride there, release more line im- 



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