DAY FISHING WITH MINNOW 



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hence to avoid any misunderstanding in that respect 

 concerning the words of right and left as applied to the 

 banks, I will endeavour to make my meaning as lucid 

 as possible by describing the respective banks thus : 

 the one upon which you stand is the near bank and 

 the opposite one is the far bank. By employing this 

 method no ambiguity should arise, and, whatever 

 the course of the river may be, my explanation holds 

 good. 



I crave the indulgence of the expert angler regarding 



FAR BANK 



INCORRECT SPIN 



Unbroken line denotes flight of minnow. 

 Broken line denotes return of minnow. 

 Arrow denotes flow of river. 



the foregoing exposition, but I want the tyro to com- 

 prehend fully my meaning in the easiest way, as the use 

 of the proper minnow is the most important step in his 

 spinning career for the sea-trout. 



When from the near bank to the far bank you cast 

 downstream and retrieve your line, the minnow will either 

 sail towards the middle of the river and follow up the 

 centre until you reel it hard to your bank, or it will spin 

 towards the far bank and hug that bank until the time 

 comes for you to reel it across the river. In the first 



