CHAPTER IX. 



Fly Casting. 



HE mode of casting the artificial fly is 

 something very different from that em- 

 ployed in casting a bait, for in this the 

 light tuft of feathers and the little hook 

 could not be expected to draw the line 

 out through the guides, therefore the weight 

 of line must do the work. It also differs 

 from bait-casting in that the line is not cast 

 from the reel, but is drawn from the reel by 

 hand before making the cast. The method of fishing with 

 a fly is also just the reverse of bait fishing, as you shall 

 see later. 



Since the manner of handling the tackle is so different 

 it naturally suggests that the tackle employed must differ 

 also, and so it does. The light, slender fly rod described in 

 chapter two is used, and you will remember that the fly 

 rod has the reel seat placed below the hand grasps and that 

 a different style of reel is used. This reel may be either 

 a single action click reel of rubber with metal bands around 

 the side plates, or one of aluminum or German silver. 

 An automatic reel may be used if preferred for this kind of 

 fishing and this is the choice of a large number of fisher- 

 men, but the smaller sizes should be selected as the larger 

 ones are too heavy. The click reel should be attached with 

 handle to the right. 



The line should be thirty or thirty-five yards long and 

 should be of the finest, enameled silk, size E for most use. 

 but the F size is much used, especially for light rods. 



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