Casting and 

 Playing 



Trolling 



Favorite Fish and Fishing 



In casting from the reel with a light -rod 

 it is turned partly or entirely on top, with 

 the right thumb on the spool. When the 

 cast is made the rod is at once transferred 

 to the left hand in the position for reeling 

 in the line, with the index finger pressing 

 it against the rod. The fish can be played 

 with the left hand, leaving the right hand 

 free to reel when necessary. Or in case a 

 fish is unusually heavy and its resistance is 

 great, the rod can be taken in the right 

 hand, with the thumb on the spool to con- 

 trol the giving of line. When the oppor- 

 tunity occurs for reeling, the rod is again 

 transferred to the left hand. 



It is very much easier to use the reel un- 

 derneath when one becomes accustomed to 

 it, and it has been used in this way for 

 centuries by the British angler. As the reel 

 originated in England, it is to be presumed 

 that the manufacturers and anglers of that 

 country know its proper position on the rod. 



While fly-fishing and casting the minnow 

 may be practiced wherever the black bass is 

 found, on stream or lake, there are other 



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