SPINNING WITH A SALMON REEL 373 



so situated that it can easily and comfortably control the 

 mechanism of the spinning reel. 



It will be well for the student to remember that the 

 forward movement of the spinning rod is the only one which 

 needs any consideration, for the movement which corres- 

 ponds to the backward action of the fly rod is effected by 

 merely winding in the lure and turning the body and rod 

 in a direction more or less opposite to the spot at which the 

 lure has to fall, which latter is indicated by the letter D 

 in Diagrams 23, 24 and 25. 



Practice has proved that if a swinging impulse is given to 

 the lure prior to commencing the actual forward side move- 

 ment of the rod, a more pleasant and effective spinning cast 

 can be made ; the reason being that such a swinging motion 

 brings the lure at the end of its back swing nearly to the level 

 of the top of the rod, thus bringing it into the plane in which 

 it has to travel. Consequently, the snatching movement, 

 which is so perilous to an effective cast, is by this means 

 avoided. It requires some little attention, however, to 

 effect a forward motion of the rod at the correct moment of 

 the swing of the lure, and therefore, when practising, I 

 should advise the student to start his forward swing when 

 the lure is in a state of inertia. He can thus devote his 

 whole attention to the more important consideration of the 

 forward rod action and the manipulation of the reel. 



THE STARTING POINT 



The forward right side swing of the rod should commence 

 from a position of inertia, the lure hanging down from two 

 to three feet below the top of the rod. The point in the 

 horizontal circle to which the rod has to be held, when 

 starting this movement, will depend on the weight of 

 the lure which is being thrown, the length of the rod, etc. 

 The lighter the spinning bait, the greater the frictional 



