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putting her straight entirely upsets steady angling. To 

 " keep dipping " is the maxim. 



The angle at which the boat is held against the stream 

 is also of great importance. 



It is obvious that the craft offers the least resistance 

 when heading straight up stream ; and it follows that if 

 she be held at an angle against it, increased power will 

 be requisite to hold her up ; and the speed at which she 

 travels from bank to bank will be much increased, in 

 all probability to the detriment of good angling. 4 



I have frequently found myself flying across the river 

 for no earthly reason than my boatman's ignorance, and 

 my patience has been well-nigh exhausted in the endeavour -■ . 

 to induce him to take it more quietly, and I have found 

 a period of some days necessary to break him thoroughly 

 of the habit, as, unconsciously, he will now and again 

 revert to his former style. 



There are, doubtless, many good native boatmen, but, « 



as far as my experience goes, the majority of them are 

 indifferent performers, and some are very bad, although 

 not worse than many I have had to contend with in lj 



Great Britain, and as the knowledge of angling matters 

 which Norwegian boatmen possess has been acquired from 

 British sportsmen and others, their incapacity in a measure 

 reflects upon ourselves. 



The handling of a pleasure-boat is far from being a 



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