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wader and boat caster are also likely places for the 

 shorecaster. I think I am safe in saying that never 

 are the "sweepers" so dangerous and difficult of 

 access as when approached from the shore side. The 

 force which made of the tree a sweeper sees to it 

 that down underneath the trailing branches a deep 

 hole has been mined, even on a small stream far 

 deeper than the uninitiated imagines. Shade, depth, 

 roots, and perhaps lodged drift, what better home 

 could a bronze-back ask? Those very elements 

 which make the location ideal from the fish-'s view- 

 point, render it exceedingly hazardous for the 

 angler. You may always set it down as an ichthyic 

 axiom, the greater the hazard the greater the 

 chances for a fish. Rather, the better the chances 

 for a rise; success in such environment is always 

 problematical. The cast should be made from well 

 above if possible, trusting the current to swing the 

 lure down under the tree. If the river be swift of 

 current, attach a heavy underwater of some striking 

 color, having, of course, looked the pool over pre- 

 viously for snags and obstructions. If the cast is 

 made from a position too near the down-tree, the 

 lure will strike beyond its top, swing around and 

 tangle as sure as Fate. Then, too, as a rule bass lie 

 close in-shore, at the roots of the tree. Such a pool 

 is more easily fished from a boat, but as pointed out 

 in the chapter on that subject, too often the angler is 

 carried by the best locations. One advantage the 



