CHAPTER VII 



LAKE CASTING FROM A BOAT 



"Lake fishing," 'tis a word to conjure with. 

 Two-thirds of bass fishermen are lake fishers, yet 

 the black bass is not essentially a lake fish. Per- 

 haps the large-mouth is more inclined to a still water 

 habitat than is the small-mouth, though both are 

 found in swift running streams, and both are found 

 in lakes. I suppose lake fishing is the favorite 

 method of angling simply because, in a boat, with 

 plenty of open water, the opportunities for casting 

 are greater. So many anglers, so many minds, 

 hence this chapter. It would seem unnecessary to 

 write upon so popular a sport as lake casting, yet 

 a few remarks upon the subject from one more or 

 less unprejudiced regarding methods and tackle 

 may not be out of place. I think I am open to con- 

 viction. At least I am always ready to try new 

 tackle and new methods, so long as what I conceive 

 to be the ethics of true sport are not violated. But, 

 be it understood at the beginning, I do not propose 

 in this chapter to advocate new or unusual methods, 

 say anything original; simply, if I may, utter a few 



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