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for working a paternoster slowly along the bottom, and some- 

 times when trolling (see Chapter Y.). 



Another plan is to let each length of line drawn in hang 

 in a coil over the left, hand. This plan is not difficult to learn, 

 and is, I think, better than the other, as it enables spinning 

 to be carried on at any rate of speed. The angler should be 

 careful to make each draw of the line about the same length, 

 as, if the coils are not of the same size, the line is apt to 

 entangle on the cast being made. This plan cannot be fol- 

 lowed if the line has the least tendency to kink. 



The Nottingham Style of Spinning is greatly in favour 

 with many anglers. It requires more skill and practice than 

 the Thames method, from which it differs in the casting being 

 done directly off the reel, and the use of an ^^»ldressed, plaited, 

 silk line. I have already described, on page 53, how the cast 

 is made. When the bait has fallen on the water, it is allowed 

 to sink as little or as much as may be necessary, and the 

 reel is then wound steadily round, until the bait is within 

 about 6ft. of the angler. The advantages of this plan are — 

 absence of loose line to catch in anything, and the steady 

 progress of the bait through the water. The one disadvantage 

 is the difficulty of casting with great accuracy. As this may 

 be questioned, I may as well say that I formed my opinion, 

 not only from my own experience, but also from seeing the 

 performances of some of the best Trent anglers, at one of the 

 bait-casting tournaments. When one is casting in the Thames 

 style, and the line has a tendency to kink (it will never kink 

 if the tackle described in this book is used), it is a good plan 

 to move the button at the back of the reel, and so take off 

 the check, and cast from the reel in the Nottingham style. 



There is a reel of novel construction, from which, I believe, 

 a lighter bait can be cast than from any other. It is 

 called the Malloch reel. When the bait is to be cast, the 

 reel is twisted round, and remains stationary while the line 

 uncoils off the side of it. Take a reel of cotton, pull some 

 cotton off the end of it, and you have before you a working 

 model of Mr. Malloch's invention. The reel is then twisted 

 back to its proper position, and the line wound in. A 



