SEA FISHING FROM SMALL BOATS 



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yards, or even more if 

 there is abundance 

 of line on the reel. 



In this, as in all 

 other methods of 

 fishing, the man who 

 does not meet with 

 success should do 

 his best to discover 

 the cause of his 

 failure. His bait 

 may be too deep 

 or too near the sur- 

 face, or the lead may 

 be too heavy or too 

 light. I regret it is 

 impossible to con- 

 vey in a book that 

 faculty of correct 

 judgment which can 

 only be obtained by 

 long experience and 

 practice. 



In the accom- 

 panying illustration 

 I have shown how 

 the drift paternoster 

 appears in the water, 

 both with and with 

 out a float. 



I have suggested 

 a modified paternos- 

 ter for this particular 



