FISHING A RIVER FROM A BOAT 187 



its floating properties being a decided advantage in 

 case of reel trouble. Even a floating lure will 



lanage to find its way against many a snag. Lest 

 the reader neglect to take an underwater with him, 

 let me urge him here always to carry three or four 

 standard lures of that type in his tackle-box. You 

 will find many a deep hole and eddy where success 



r ill depend upon "going down after 'em," and you 

 will desire to go. A deep water, if well shaded, will 

 ihelter some Field and Stream prize winners. Cast 

 into the shade. Keep the boat in the shallows and 

 ish the deeps. Ju$t a word of warning regarding 



te overhanging trees: look out for them, they will 

 :atch the lures on the back-cast if given half a chance, 

 and, if casting too close to the shore, they will get 

 the lure on that side now and then. It is somewhat 

 serious to hook up with a stationary object when 

 traveling 10 or 15 miles an hour. 



Every snag little or big, simple or involved 

 should be approached with stealth and fished out 



'ith care. Unless the angler is acquainted with the 



articular snag and knows its secrets, he should fish 



ic water end first, and work gradually in shore. 



ilways take ample time. The angler has all the 

 time there is. "Rome was not built in a day," re- 



lember. Three casts should be sufficient to fish out 

 the average snag unless the bass are lying deep, in 

 ch case the rodster will be compelled to "go down 



ifter them" with some variety of underwater, a 



