CHAPTEE 11. 



Fish and Fishing. 



Most fish are caught by the man who uses the 

 simplest, and the least quantity of tackle; but 

 the sportsman does not enjoy the pursuit of 

 quantity. 



I use any rod. I prefer, however, a 10-oz., 

 three-piece split bamboo; a limber rod for big 

 fish and a stiff rod for small fish, because I can 

 strike home quicker with a stiff rod and can 

 play the fish better with a limber one. 



The water is not open enough to use a reel; 

 but I want plenty of silk line, run through the 

 guides and made fast to the reel seat. I do not 

 like snelled hooks, either on gut or wire, and 

 prefer a medium-size eyeless Limerick hook, 

 nicely knitted on the line or on a six-inch piece 

 of the line; as the quickest catch. 



As regards the fishing boat, it should not be 

 over 12 feet in length, with a seat in the stern 

 for running and another seat forward within 

 two feet of the bow to be used when looking for 



