STREAMCRAFT 



celerated, and finished with a strong, sharp for- 

 ward and inward turn of the wrist, so that the 

 line runs from the reel with the latter on end, in 

 the position of handlebar uppermost. So held, the 

 spool will spin most freely. The body is poised 

 on the left foot, in front, at the end of the for- 

 ward-cast, and in distance efforts the right may 

 then be off the ground. In casting for accuracy, 

 many right-handed casters place the right foot 

 foremost. 



Until the moment of releasing the line 

 which is just about as the rod-tip is above the 

 caster's head and permitting the momentum 

 imparted to the plug to carry the line out 

 through the guides, the thumb of the rod-hand 

 is kept firmly pressed against the spool of the 

 reel. The thumb's pressure is then lessened 

 slightly but not wholly removed, a continuous 

 gentle pressure being necessary to prevent the 

 reel from over-running running faster than the 

 line is running out through the guides and 

 causing a backlash and its accompanying snarl. 



As with fly-casting, better results are attained 

 when actually fishing, by deliberation and a con- 

 siderable wrist action which permit the spring 

 of the rod to supply much of the impetus. With 

 more force and speed put into the effort in- 

 creased thumb pressure becomes necessary, 

 which, in turn, retards the line. Yet a full-arm 

 swing is required with a stiff rod. 

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