CHAPTER X 



EQUIPMENT FOR FLY- AND BAIT-CASTING 



SO many inquiries have come to me from 

 anglers in relation to fly- and bait-casting 

 practice that a few remarks on the sub- 

 ject may not be out of place here. Not only 

 are clubs being formed now and then, but small 

 groups of anglers in towns and villages wish to 

 practice under tournament conditions, in order 

 that they may compare their work with that of 

 other anglers who are enabled to watch expert 

 casters and obtain advice from them, and to 

 cast under their coaching as well. Club mem- 

 bers practice tournament casting in order that 

 they may become better anglers, and in group 

 or club practice the angler attains better re- 

 sults than he can possibly hope for in experi- 

 menting alone. The principal fault in practic- 

 ing alone is that he cannot see the faults that a 

 companion may readily point out, and in this 

 way he may fall into errors very difficult to cor- 

 rect. Friendly criticism is of immense advan- 

 tage. 



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