i io CASTING TACKLE AND METHODS 



imagine that the half-formed plan which I am cher- 

 ishing in the back-chambers of my mind will result 

 in a more attractive and successful surface-under- 

 water than has yet been produced. That is the con- 

 ceit of your dyed-in-the-wool caster. 



With the surface lure it is the initial splash, the 

 commotion at the beginning of the in-reeling, which 

 attracts the fish's attention, while with the surface- 

 underwater, it is the "lame duck" motion of the 

 moving lure which inveigles the touchy bass to at- 

 tack. The lure which travels in a straight line be- 

 neath the surface is not as attractive to the surface 

 feeding fish as the one which dashes about in a sort 

 of subaqueous Mad Dervish dance. But, as was 

 emphasized at the beginning of this chapter, there 

 are times when the fish prefer the all-surface lure, 

 when they are feeding on the surface. For an all 

 around lure, for use day in and day out, in all sorts 

 of water, and under varying weather conditions, I 

 would select the surface-underwaters, for they com- 

 bine the good features of both the surface and un- 

 derwater styles. As to which of the many lures 

 upon the market to select is more than I know. I 

 would not hazard a guess and be well assured it 

 would be but a guess at best. I am always prone to 

 smile when I read of some fellow who, after trying 

 half a dozen or more lures without success, turns in 

 desperation to "Prof. Blinkity Blink's Blunkity 

 Blunk Plug," and captures a back load of heavy fish 





