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would otherwise have to be left alone. The chief diffi- 

 culty to be overcome is the control of the free-running 

 powers of the winch, effected by properly checking the 

 winch as the line runs out. If the winch be allowed to 

 run at its own free will, after the impelling force has been 

 imparted to the tackle and bait, it will over-run. The 

 line will then loosen on the barrel, or tangle in the most 



Photo by H. P. Bassett, Weybridge. 

 Light Spinning. Hands on Rod and Winch. 



desperate way on the winch ; a check is given, and, if 

 this be at all heavy, the line generally snaps. Now, to 

 prevent all this unpleasantness, a very slight pressure must 

 be applied by the fingers to the revolving part of the 

 winch, using one or more of the right or left hand. I 

 . wind with the left hand, and, in making the throw, draw 

 the bait up to a convenient distance from the rod top, 

 judging the length from which the throw can most easily 

 be made according to surroundings and tackle. Grasp 



