110 Fisher aft 



tended in front of you, it will drop 

 quietly instead of coming down with 

 a splash. 



If you wish to extend the line 

 further, you make what are known 

 as several false casts in the air, not 

 allowing it to touch the water either 

 in front or behind you; during the 

 progress of these false casts more line 

 is stripped off the reel by the left hand, 

 and allowed to work out through the 

 guides on the rod. In fact it is very 

 wise always to hold the line in the left 

 hand, grasping it between the reel and 

 first guide; this allows you to strip 

 in when a fish has been hooked with- 

 out having to shift the rod from one 

 hand to the other in order to turn the 

 crank on the reel. 



