LAKE CASTING FROM A BOAT 233 



fore a storm, even if they aint hungry." There 

 seems to be some truth in the assertion too. But 

 fish and the weather are exhaustless subjects, we 

 might as well drop it here as anywhere. 



Though it is time to conclude this chapter, I have 

 not said the last word about casting from a boat, 

 that word will never be said. I have only touched 

 upon the subject, hoping that my suggestions may 

 prove more or less helpful to the novice, as well as 

 somewhat entertafning to the old hand. The heart- 

 attractivity of lake fishing was touched upon in the 

 previous paragraph, and inadvertently here and 

 there throughout the whole chapter. It is the feel- 

 ing of vastness, the "lift" that thrills and fills one, 

 which sends us out upon the 1 broad bosom of the 

 lake. "Tackle." I love tackle. "Bass?" I enjoy 

 a bass well fried and served, yes. But after all, 

 and you, Reader, know how true it is, it is the get- 

 ting away, the kiss of the wind, the caress of the 

 sun, the blandishment of God's own Out-o'Doors 

 that makes all worth while. 



