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rod in its upward and overhead forward movement is 

 responsible for the length which the loop takes behind 

 the fisherman. The length to which the curved line 

 extends itself behind will always be diminished in size 

 in relation to the increased speed with which the up- 

 ward and forward motion of the cast is made (see 

 Plates XXXII., XXXVIII., and XXXIX.), and this 

 will be at once apparent when it is remembered that 

 after the downward and backward sweep of the rod, 

 the line, as the rod moves upward again, will be flying 

 backward in a curve. The more rapidly, therefore, the 

 rod concludes the upward and forward movement, the 

 less time will the line have for forming this loop behind 

 the fisherman, but the more complete will it be in its 

 forward movement. 



The cast can be made at any angle between the 

 vertical and horizontal ; it can be used to alter the 

 direction of the cast, or to avoid dangers behind or on 

 either side. 



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We will imagine that we are fishing in Norway, and 

 standing on the left bank of the Namsen River, below 

 the Fiscum Foss. High above our heads you can see 

 the river as it sweeps over the edge of the falls, and 

 appreciate its immense volume of water as, thundering 

 in our ears, shaking the rocks on which we stand, and 

 covering us with spray, it plunges downwards a sheer 

 200 feet into the head salmon pool below. If you look 



