CHAPTER XIII 



TOURNAMENT LINES 



THE fishing practice casting of which I 

 have written leads naturally to tourna- 

 ment casting; or, in other words, to 

 competition, between two friends, it may be, 

 or among members of a fishing club. When 

 two persons practice together a third frequently 

 puts in appearance, and ere long the fascination 

 of the pastime is discussed, with the result that 

 a club springs into being. No costly equipment 

 or grounds being necessary, it is not difficult 

 to find a pond or pool suitable for practice, 

 and plenty of willing hands to put together 

 platform, marking line, and targets. 



Fishing rods are used at first, and then one 

 by one the members procure tournament rods 

 and lines. As in all other games, the rules 

 being liberal enough to admit anything with- 

 in reason, it follows that no one wishes to be 

 outclassed if good tackle will prevent it. 



In distance trout fly-casting, rods of several 

 types are recognized. The so-called heavy rod 



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