148 THe Determined Angler 



pressure. The fish cannot see these lines, and they 

 are effective against the gamest "species.^ 



Enameled Line. "In casting from the reel I use 

 a soft silk line, but I prefer to strip cast. In strip 

 casting it is absolutely necessary to use a good en- 

 ameled line. The reason I prefer strip casting is that 

 a long, slender rod can be used. No other line than an 

 enameled one can be stripped into the bottom of the 

 boat and permitted to run out rapidly without 

 snarling. " " Greenhorn. " 



Making a Camp Rod. Surgeon's plaster, in tin 

 spools, or electrician's adhesive tape, are serviceable 

 in many ways in camp. You can even build a make- 

 shift casting rod if youVe forgotten or lost the real 

 article. Fasten the reel to a stiff section of any fishing 

 rod or a straight light-weight tree switch with the tape. 

 Screw eyes or small staples will answer for the running 

 guides, but finer guides and a cleaner-looking tip 

 guide may be made with fine wire and the tape. 



Tackle and Time. Correct fishing tackle is as 

 necessary in the hands of the tyro as with the 

 practical Angler, but the beginner mustn't expect 

 tackle, however appropriate, to be all that is required 

 to make toward perfection in angling; experience and 

 practice are equally important. As an apprentice in 

 carpentry who may have all the tools of his master 

 still needs experience and actual practice, so the young 

 Angler fully equipped with good tackle must serve 

 an apprenticeship on the waters. 



