How to Play and How to Land Them 



up, it should be then slightly lowered and raised 

 again as they get haek to water, when they inva- 

 riably surge to the bottom and run along, or stop 

 there and jigger, that is, shake their heads back 

 and forth, or roll over and over. Finding no re- 

 lief and that they are still restrained by the line, 

 they may make a running surge away or perhaps 

 back to the angler; he should then reel, or give, 

 as the case needs. All this time, the bending tip 

 is doing the work of playing and tir- 



Fish Work ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^' ^^^^^ being kept up until 

 it shows a willingness to come to the 

 surface, showing the whole white, or underside, 

 of the body, which proves its surrender; or it may 

 allow itself to be worked with only its head above 

 the surface and body covered. At that stage of 

 the game the fish, if possible, should be worked 

 along with the flow of water, not against it, for 

 two reasons: one is that the angler works easier 

 down stream and has a better footing for moving 

 rapidly; also, the fish is more quickly subdued by 

 reason of losing its breath with the water, instead 

 of gaining breath, against it. Cool, determined 

 action is required. Slow deliberate work is better 

 than a hurried desire to land the fish for fear of 

 its loss. 



From the moment the fish strikes the lure, be it 

 a fly or bait, the rod tip must at once be raised as 

 near perpendicular as can be. In that position it 

 should stay till the fish is on shore or in the net. 



Some anglers prefer to manipulate the reel 

 handle with the left hand, others with the right. 

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