140 LAKE AND STREAM GAME FISHING 



Between turning the fish that was browning in the 

 pan and moving the coffee pot to a place of safety 

 when it threatened to boil over, Earny slipped this 

 over the home plate. 



' Well Hombre, there are a number of things 

 that a fellow will do that makes it hard to fill the 

 stringer. First, nearly everyone tries to cast too 

 far; they have an idea that unless they make about 

 75 feet of line fly off the reel on a cast that said cast 

 was a failure, while as a matter of fact, as you well 

 know, a cast of from 25 to 30 feet will get more fish 

 than the longer casts, unless the water is very clear, 

 and then throw it out not above 50 feet." And this 

 has been checked up many times in watching Earny 

 fish. He never throws his arm out of joint, but lets 

 the wrist and rod do most of the work, and I have 

 seen him get strikes within ten feet of the boat, and 

 even right up alongside as the lure left the water. 



USE SMALL SPOONS 



" And another thing," said Earny, as he wiped 

 the smoke out of his eyes. " Some of the spoons 

 and spinners they bring up into this country are some 

 size. They sure use 'em too large. I have always 

 found a small spoon, say a No. 2 or 3, about right 

 for most fishing. Of course you can use them up 

 to No. 6 or 8 on a rough day, when the water is 

 moving a bit, but the great big chunks of tin they 

 try out on the musky sure must look funny to the old 

 boys when they go by. It seems they think the 



