Favorite Fish and Fishing 



as a live one for casting or trolling, but 

 should be alive for still-fishing. With 

 crawfish, worms, shrimps or hellgramites a 

 float should be employed to keep them from 

 touching the bottom. 



Bait-Casting In casting the minnow It should be 



hooked through the lips, and reeled In 

 slowly after each cast to Imitate the motions 

 of a live one as much as possible. A spoon 

 or spinner should be reeled In much faster 

 in order to cause It to revolve freely. The 

 most effective way of casting, either with 

 minnow or spoon, Is by the underhand 

 method; nearly as long, and more delicate 

 casts can be made as by the overhead cast 

 with short, stiff rod. The mechanics of 

 fly- or bait-casting can hardly be expressed 

 In words or explained without diagrams or 

 cuts. The best plan for beginners Is to 

 accompany an old hand to the stream and 

 witness the practical demonstration of the 

 art. 



Fishing Rods A trout fly-rod answers just as well for 



black bass, with a weight of from five to 

 eight ounces, according to the material and 

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