138 THE FINE ART OF FISHING 



The reel may be either a single-action or a double- 

 multiplier ; the quadruple reel may also be used, but for 

 certain reasons, such as lack of balance on 

 the fly-rod and greater liability of line 

 fouling, is not as well adapted to strip-casting as the 

 reels mentioned. As a matter of fact the reel is not 

 necessarily used to any extent in strip-casting except to 

 hold the line. The single-action reel, all things con- 

 sidered, is the best. 



There is considerable leeway in the matter of the sort 



of line to use. Strip-casting bears a closer analogy to 



bait-casting than to fly-casting in that the 



e me * line is caused to shoot out through the 



guides by the swing of the rod and principally by the 



weight of the bait in use. It differs from fly-casting in 



that the weight of the bait, rather than of the line and 



the swing of the rod, is the chief factor in getting out 



the line. It naturally follows that a line having weight 



is not absolutely necessary as for fly-casting. 



On the whole the best line to use is a rather small 

 caliber enameled fly-casting line, say size G or F. This 

 will render freely and smoothly through the rod guides 

 and is much more durable and less liable to foul by 

 wrapping around the rod than an unwaterproofed bait- 

 casting line. For average bass fishing twenty-five yards 

 of good quality size F enameled line used on a one- 

 hundred-yard single-action reel will best answer the 

 reel and line requirements for strip-casting. 



The method of casting is very simple and yet, to 

 acquire expertness and the very best results, no little 

 practice and experience are required. Before going on 



