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what tackle is employed, and the other kind will be 

 the other kind e'en though he use the most approved 

 outfit. Just as much skill is required to handle the 

 short rod and multiplying reel properly as is brought 

 into play by the user of the fly rod and single action 

 winch. I can take more bass with flies when fishing 

 a water where the fuzzy wuzzy lures may be em- 

 ployed, than I can by the use of "plugs." "Enough 

 has always been as good as a feast", with me. I 

 retire from lake or stream when I have a mess and 

 one or two to give away. I hold that sportsmanship 

 is a finer thing than tackle, it is the spirit of the rod- 

 ster dominating his every thought and act. Some of 

 the finest, cleanest sportsmen I know are users of 

 "plugs." God bless them, every one. 



In Part II, I take up methods, and after instruct- 

 ing briefly in the handling of rod and reel, I take 

 the reader to hike and stream and fish with him, 

 showing him, as best I may, how, when and where to 

 throw his lure. And it is the fishing out under the 

 blue sky, where the birds sing and the water mur- 

 murs, that makes angling the sport of sports. I 

 love tackle, talk and write tackle, but it is the actual 

 fishing which enraptures me. Better a day on a bass 

 water than two cycles of Cathay. I fondly believe 

 that it will be Part II that will hold the attention of 

 the reader longest, though he will turn to the first 

 half for information, and I hope that he will not be 

 disappointed. 



