LEARNING TO CAST 29 



In casting to the right, the movements are reversed 

 the rod arm crossing the body from the left hip to a 

 level with the right shoulder. In both casts, the body 

 is swung slightly with the casting arm, so that the 

 movement is steady and without a jerk at the end of 

 the cast. 



When the bait strikes the water, the rod is shifted 

 to the left hand, and rolled over so the handle is to the 

 right, the bait reeled in and the line guided evenly on 

 the spool. 



STRIP CASTING 



This style of fishing is also called "slack-line" cast- 

 ing, or Greenwood Lake casting from the New Jersey 

 lake where it is practiced extensively. For this, either 

 a Henshall pattern rod, or a heavy, rather stiff fly-rod 

 is used. An enameled line, as heavy as the rod can 

 handle, such as is used in fly-casting, is the most satis- 

 factory, as it is less likely to kink, and its large dia- 

 meter makes it easy to manipulate with the hand. 



The reel is used simply to hold surplus line, so it can 

 be of any kind ; usually a large, single action click reel 

 is employed. The baits commonly used in bait cast- 

 ing such as large minnows, frogs, pork, or artificials 

 are all successful with this method. Strip casting can 

 be done either from a boat or when wading but is 

 usually a boat proposition. 



Line equalling the length of the rod is pulled through 

 the tip and sufficient line to reach the desired spot is 



