THE TRENT METHOD. 45 



of the left hand, and away the tackle shoots over the river, and 

 alights at the top of the swim. This is for a short cast. No. 2 

 in the illustration indicates how the line should be held 

 for an extra long cast. Two loops have then to be held in the 

 left hand (one on the first finger, the other on the second finger)^ 

 and the higher loop has to be released a second before the one 

 next the reel. I sometimes even take three loops into my left 



Casting in the Nottingham Style. 



hand ; but to cast with more than one requires a good deal of 

 practice. Not a few Nottingham fishermen pull out the loops of 

 line from between rings about the middle of the rod, but I 

 believe the plan shown in the sketch to be the most handy. 



As soon as the tackle touches the water the point of the 

 rod is lowered, but immediately the float has cocked, line 

 is let out, and the rod is held at an angle of about 45deg. Light 



