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not see why a good swimmer should not stand up 

 now and then. I do. When alone in my canoe I 

 often cast standing, and have never tipped over or 

 fallen out. But the man born to some other fate 

 will never be drowned, you know. In this connec- 

 tion it might be well to remark that with two in a 

 boat, the caster should never resort to the side-cast, 

 no matter how cramped his muscles and great the 

 temptation. The u side-swipe," as it is sometimes 

 called, is murderous in a boat. Always remember 

 the lure. Never forget the boatman. A modern 

 multi-hooked lure is a dangerous thing in the hands 

 of a careless man or woman. Do not enter a boat 

 with a beginner if you value your eye-sight, and do 

 not enter a boat yourself until you have mastered 

 the art of casting. 



I have already talked of boat management, but 

 there remain a few things which should be said 

 upon the subject. The caster must not only be 

 placed within casting distance of his game, bur so 

 placed that he can cast most successfully. Most men 

 cast from right to left, finding from left to right 

 difficult unless the cast be made over-hand, which 

 can not be done with any degree of accuracy; there- 

 fore, it follows that the weed-bed or shore must be 

 approached "left-handed." The reader under- 

 stands what I am trying to get at, no doubt. It 

 seems a little matter, but I will row two miles any 

 day in order to approach the fish's lurking place 



