i86 CASTING TACKLE AND METHODS 



and let the current which turns the mill wheels do 

 the work; that advice in spite of the confession that 

 I have taken two to one bass working up-stream. It 

 is hard work to forge against the current. When 

 going down-stream even the most expert rodster can 

 not possibly touch all the likely holes, the current 

 whips him by so quickly; nor will he be in a 

 position to cast into the best spots unless intimately 

 acquainted with the water, so that he knows from 

 former experiences when to "hold his fire" and when 

 to "shoot." 



It is needless to discuss tackle here; the reader is 

 invited to turn back to the first section of this 

 volume for the writer's opinions regarding that im- 

 portant matter. I take it for granted that the angler 

 uses a 5 foot or 5 foot 6 rod, than which there 

 is no better caster for this variety of fishing. The 

 reel is the angler's favorite quadruple multiplier, 

 nothing slower than the quadruple need be fastened 

 to the rod, of the particular vintage he loves free- 

 spool, self-winder, self-thumber, or just a plain 

 orthodox winch. I have so thoroughly discussed the 

 matter in the chapter upon the subject that there is 

 no need for more words here. The lure will of 

 course be the one found most availing in the locality. 

 There are times when the underwater is the thing, 

 though such a lure must be manipulated with care 

 upon a small, snaggy stream; upon the whole the 

 surface-underwater will prove the most convenient, 



