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the quadruple casting reel. Variety, too, is the spice of 

 angling, and often a change to the fly-rod which is 

 used for strip-casting is quite welcome after continued 

 use of the orthodox short casting rod. 



Strip-casting for bass is adapted to both river and 

 lake fishing, and either natural or artificial baits may 

 be used. Since the advent of the numerous and gen- 

 erally very successful artificial baits as the result of the 

 popularity of bait-casting, these are most used. The 

 chances are that in order to take up strip-casting you 

 will have to buy very little extra tackle that is, if you 

 are a fly-caster. 



The fly-rod is used for strip-casting because, to obtain 

 the best results, the reel-seat must be below the hand- 



, -3 grasp. The rod should not be less than 



ten feet in length for strip-casting 

 purely, a ten-and-a-half-foot rod is none too long, but 

 you will probably wish to use a rod which may also 

 be utilized for fly-casting. As the cast is made by 

 shooting the line through the guides of the rod, these 

 should be of a style which will allow free-running of 

 the line. 



A fly-rod to be specially used for strip-casting would 

 be best rigged in the matter of guides by using fairly 

 large caliber German silver trumpet guides with agate 

 hand and tip guides. If your fly-rod is fitted with 

 "snake" guides, these will answer the purpose. The 

 addition of the agate guides is very desirable in either 

 case. A bass fly-rod weighing from seven to eight 

 ounces is best adapted to strip-casting, but any trout 

 fly-rod having sufficient backbone may be used. 



