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Showing 49 Different Models Ranging from $3.50 
to $25.00 Bristol Rods and $7.50 to $36.00 Meek 
and Blue Grass Reels. 
THE HORTON MFG. CO. 
84 Horton Street, Bristol, Conn. 
Pacific Coast Branch: 
PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., 
717 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO 
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Bristol rods and Meek reels are winning so many 
prizes in fishing and casting contests, that the following 
expert directions are given in order that all intending 
contestants may have the benefit of the methods used • 
by the most experienced and successful tournament 
casters. 
Take position facing the ringed target, which will be 
twelve feet in diameter with a center ring thirty inches 
in diameter and should have concentric rings twelve 
inches apart. Reel up the line till the bait is within a 
foot of the tip. Press your thumb firmly upon the spool 
of the reel at the left side, so that it also touches the 
spool end. Turn the hand until the palm is almost down. 
(See No. i position below.) 
Lean forward, weight on left foot, and point at the 
target to fix direction and control. Raise the rod at 
arm’s length, gradually bending the elbow straight over 
your shoulder (overhead style, not the old fashioned 
underhand or side-swipe style) and as far behind as you 
can reach naturally, bending the body backward with 
the weight on the right foot. (See No. 2 position.) 
Some casters raise the left foot six or eight inches and 
also lift the left hand somewhat like a shot putter. 
Start the forward cast with a smooth, half-pulling, 
half-pushing motion, which 
should be steadily accel¬ 
erated, and finish with a good, sharp, forward turn of 
the wrist. The cast should end with the rod at an angle 
of about thirty degrees. (See Third Position, above.) 
As the line runs out the pressure of the thumb is 
eased off gradually—but never entirely—and the spool 
must stop instantly when the bait strikes the target. The 
pressure of the thumb must always keep the spool from 
turning faster than the line runs out. This is absolutely 
necessary to prevent snarls and back-lashes, no matter 
what line may be used. When reeling in, guide and 
distribute the line evenly on the spool with the thumb 
and forefinger of the left hand. 
These are essentials; all the rest is practice—everlast¬ 
ing practice. 
Meek Tournament Reel No. 3, full jewel (catalogue 
price $33.00) and “Bristol” De Luxe silk wound, full 
jewel Bait Casting rod, in glove leather case, with extra 
tip (catalogue price $25.00) make the classiest tourna¬ 
ment outfit in the whole world and one that is most suc¬ 
cessful for accuracy and distance. 
What a wonderful Christmas present this would be 
for a fishing “fan”! Your dealer has this combination 
to show you, or can order it for you. But if he is not 
that progressive, we will fill your order by mail at no 
extra cost. 
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