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and degree of proficiency should ever be held in 

 the mind's eye for ultimate attainment Casting 

 has, after precepts and rules have been assiduously 

 and carefully instilled in the mind and thoughts of 

 the angling aspirant, still to be learned. The exercise 

 of judgment in calculation of the bearings of sur- 

 roundings, and the influence of the atmosphere in 

 its ever changing moods, have to be taken into 

 account at all times. Therefore, the mere routine 

 cast is but the first step of necessary knowledge. To 

 pursue this path more deeply is the self-imposed and 

 cheerfully assumed task of every disciple of the 

 rod ; some are given to loiter at the earlier stage of 

 the journey, many press onward until the pathway 

 is difficult to tread finally, when difficulties thicken, 

 and the track is lost in the unexplored maze, few, 

 how few, are then the wayfarers eager for progress and 

 advancement. This is but a type, however, of what 

 exists in every pursuit ; the large capacity for 

 endurance, natural perseverance, and play of intellect 

 demanded in successful pioneering science, debars 

 the main mass of minds from attempting the efforts 

 necessary for investigating the great maze of unknown 

 knowledge. 



Before concluding the subject of casting, we would 

 add an extra purchase method or two. The first is 

 this when a long distance is desired to be reached, 

 and the longest line that can be rightly held under 

 control is out, a few additional yards may be got out 

 by unreeling and allowing the line to fall at the feet ; 

 this is allowed to run through the rings when the 



