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then reel slowly in. By attaching a weedless gang to 

 the spoon the rodster can even cast into the little 

 pockets of open water, though he will find playing 

 the hooked fish something of a problem. When 

 bass are lying in the shallows, if not too open, the 

 angler may have some rare sport casting the spoon, 

 though the location is better adapted to trolling. 

 Of course, a snag, or obstruction of any sort must 

 bo fished out faithfully. The secret of success in 

 bass angling with any variety of artificial lure is 

 found in faithfulness and attention to details. 



In fishing a river from a bank, it is the part of 

 wisdom to so maneuver that it will be possible to 

 cast down stream and retrieve against the current, 

 otherwise it will be necessary to reel so rapidly that 

 the lure may be "pulled away" from the fish. Al- 

 ways, with a spoon, reel slowly, it is the golden rule 

 of spoon casting, haste not only making waste, as 

 the old saw has it, but also failing to fill the creel. 

 Along a river sheltered by trees, it is often possible 

 to cast a spoon on a windy day when/ it would be 

 utterly impossible to handle the same lure upon an 

 open lake. The spoon-caster will have need for all 

 his casting skill, employing in turn, "over-head," 

 "under-hand," and "side-swipe," as occasion may 

 demand. Where the current sets in strongly, let 

 the spoon down to likely looking spots, do not at- 

 tempt to cast. Where the tree-branches sweep the 

 water, work above, keeping well back from the 



