240 CASTING TACKLE AND METHODS 



tance, even through the fish's element. As was in- 

 timated in a foregoing paragraph, these "wobblers" 

 may be secured in a great variety of shapes and 

 colors, being made even of pearl, a rather frail ma- 

 terial it would seem for a lure of the type. I think 

 I would always re-inforce such a blade with a bit of 

 wire running from the upper loop to the lower, 

 which would undoubtedly interfere somewhat with 

 the action but would be a great advantage should 

 the blade break. In casting, the "wobbler" does 

 not offer a fluttering blade to the wind and there- 

 fore lends itself more readily to the caster's needs. 

 It is a good lure, good for bass, but not exactly a 

 spoon. 



In casting in a wind, or where distance must be 

 acquired, it is absolutely essential that weight, con- 

 siderable weight, be added to the spoon. Right 

 here, let me say that the rodster must add weight 

 with discrimination, or the troll is going to sink so 

 deep in the water that it will engage every snag, 

 unless drawn at a fishless pace. In the chapter 

 upon trolling for bass I have mentioned the fact 

 that more fish are taken upon a slow-moving spoon 

 than upon one drawn through the water with no 

 regard for speed, a matter which should be held in 

 mind by the spoon fisherman. We fish for fish, 

 after all. Buy a box of split shot and add weight, 

 shot by shot, pinching fast to the gimp or leader 

 close above the head of the spoon, if the swivel is 



