CHAPTER VIII 



SPOONS- AND HOW TO CAST THEM 



That it is difficult to cast an ordinary trolling 

 spoon with any degree of accuracy, or to any great 

 distance, all rodsters who have attempted the feat 

 will unanimously agree. The shape of the lure, a 

 broad blade offering maximum resistence to the air 

 with minimum weight, precludes even average casts 

 and makes control almost an impossibility. A slight 

 breeze will upset the calculations of even the most 

 expert rodster. We can overcome the matter of 

 lightness by adding weight, a subject to be taken up 

 in a later paragraph, but the gyrating spoon must 

 always present problems hard to solve. Be it said, 

 however, it is not always necessary or even advisa- 

 ble to lay a long line. As I have said over and over 

 again throughout this work, the wise rodster will 

 never sacrifice accuracy to distance. In casting the 

 spoon, let stealth take the place of distance, sneak 

 up to the pools easily accomplished with a boat, 

 somewhat more difficult when following the bank 

 or wading and drop the spoon in the proper spot. 

 The difficulties attendant upon casting the spoon 



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