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resembles, in some degree, the business of the King of France in the 

 story wlio marched up the hill with 20,000 men, and when he got to 

 the top — marched down again. 



If the hne is lifted so as to take the coiu-se indicated by the 

 dotted line in the Illustration, the thrash-down requires less force to 

 bring about better results than if the rod were manipulated in any 

 other way. In fact, by no method can the line be made to reach its 

 destination in such a perfectly direct course, provided that it is not 

 lifted from swirly waters, or that a sudden gust does not interfere 

 unduly with the process of the operation. 



DIAGRAM. 



To attain the initial force for the up-stroke the resistance of the 

 water has to be utilised, under which condition it is a case of " pull 

 devil, pull baker." Facts must needs be faced, but still this style of 

 casting — the latest born of Time — is looked upon with a much more 

 favourable eye by tackle-makers than by fishermen, and should only 

 be adopted by the latter when they are determined to keep at their 

 work rather than go peaceably home. 



