How to Get Them 



placed a foot above it. Make frequent casts, if 

 fish are plentiful; cast below the ripples, sub- 

 merged stumps, and weed patches. When a bass 

 takes the bait, let him have it from two to ten 

 seconds; if he bites eagerly, hook him at once. If 

 he plays with it, keep the thumb on the spool; 

 when he runs, hook him by a quick turn of the 

 wrist. If in weedy or dangerous places, lead him 

 to deeper water, never giving an inch of slack line 

 till in the landing net." 



INIany still follow Henshall's method of reel 

 underneath, but in tournament and practical 

 fishing a short five-foot rod is now very popular 

 with the reel on top, as shown in cuts, 



ARTIFICIAL LURES 



FOR BASS AND PIKE 



Perhaps the most important device ever in- 

 vented for the capture of fishes outside the hook 

 is the spoon. It has paved the way for hundreds 

 of ingenious, practical, and killing artificial lures 

 for all kinds of fish. The most remarkable thing 

 al)out them is that few attempts have been made 

 to imitate natural bait, yet they have fully de- 

 monstrated their effectiveness in taking fish. Most 

 of them are of recent introduction, and for that 

 reason have not been mentioned in angling books. 

 I can only mention and describe a few of the many 

 worthy lures, calling the attention of anglers, es- 

 pecially of the East, to a very important and new 

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