SPINNING. "lS/ 



rapid spin is gained by the one, the effect of the other is 

 j httle better than a '' wobble." 



i These are the obvious theoretical objections to the 

 ! Nottingham style, as a system, which must occur to any 

 I one accustomed to the Thames method of spinning. It 

 is much to be doubted, however, whether practically it 

 would be found even feasible with the small baits and 

 very light leads and traces constantly used on the 

 Thames and other fine waters. With such a bait and 

 trace, weighing together exactly i oz. 2 scruples, I have 

 made a cast of forty-two yards (measured), which I 

 should say would be entirely out of the question if the 

 same bait were thrown from the reel. The weight of 

 the bait and trace used by Mr. Bailey, and of which I 

 obtained patterns from him, is 3I oz., or nearly three 

 times as much. 



With regard to the direction in which to cast a spin- 

 ning bait, opinions differ somewhat. In stagnant waters 

 no difficulty can of course be felt, as the simple and 

 obvious rule is to cast over the place in which the fish 

 are most likely to be ; but with rivers the case is diffe- 

 rent, and the cast straight across stream, and that 



I straight down stream have both their advocates. As in 



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I many other matters I believe that the truth lies midway 



between the two extremes, and that putting aside ex- 

 ceptional circumstances, which of course make their 

 own rules, the best direction in which to cast with 

 the spinning bait over running water is diagonally — 



