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anyway then give a quick, sharp strike with a 

 wrist movement. Instead of this, quite a few of the 

 boys seem to think they've got to pump the fish clean 

 out of the water. At least that's the way it looks 

 to me when I see them give a long, swinging sweep 

 of the arm to the strike. 



GIVE YOUR BAIT A CHANCE 



" Of course you can't expect a strike on every 

 cast," Earny said, as he pulled the boat to a favorite 

 underwater weed bed where we intended to take a 

 whirl at dusk casting, " but some of the boys put on 

 a ' dowie,' give it a few tosses and then spend ten 

 minutes good casting time changing to another bait. 

 And they keep this up all day, never giving any one 

 particular bait a chance to make good. To get fish 

 you've got to keep the bait in the water, and while 

 it's in the water keep it moving. I believe in reeling 

 in fast, as a game fish strikes on the impulse. He 

 don't take much time to think about it and you should 

 help out the game by keeping the bait moving, as 

 this helps to deceive him into thinking it's escaping 

 feed." 



So you see, Old Timer, if you want an earful of 

 real fishing facts, lay your cards on the table with 

 your pal, the guide, and play the game of the out- 

 doors clean. It'll pay mighty well and start a 

 friendship that will last for years. 



