The sun., 1902-07-06
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Nccurar, as Important Ia the Angler ss
NhI,i,, to Throw Var.

The hni, caster will tnd that he needs
accuracy In his pursuit quit" as much as
he n..d- dist tAnce. and the only way IN
which "a get II il by practice Their" may
H. an open spaor IN the hly pads yard
acro-. and hf,v fest from III" hoa,. and
IN. angler uay know thai luSt t-'i"w that
Omen spac., n has j. resting and waiting
for .ope,hins to- turn up, but th" knowl-
edge will not do him any seed unless t.c
IL ahI. to drop his frog. minnow or AL,
pork in the ceuira Of the spac" at least
twic,. IN five casts.
II h" IL a beginner. even though he u
able To r..l out seventy five feet OF hhe
without trouble. he will To rutpri-eu '"
find how often h. can cart a. the -pso
and never land within twu yards OF "
Of the various forms uf hait casting
Their, l. only one which IL notable for a'cu-
racy. aud that l. th" overhead cast In"
,n.ir-, way IN which to cast, ana m m-'
in.,anc,- IN" proper way ~ IN" side cast from
rish, To left across the hpdy, "r from hN
,o right with 'h. 'ibuW nearly against IN"
s,d. and th, work done 10y the wrist ana
forearm. bu, a man must te expert ~
side custer tn attain the necsesary accuracy
With the overhead cast. IN which the rod
Is brought forward in a line with IN" target
the halt should 60 forward In correcf dire'-
ton. Hitting the -psce then II merely
matter 81 checking the reel at the proper
moment
In overhead casting flexible rod II
needed Most of the five-foot bait casting
rods lack elasticity II " hard to get the
prop.r amount ~ spring In 80 little leneth'
A rod six feet long overcomes this dini-
Guilty
To make the cast properly the rod should
h. taken hack until the rish, hand Is directly
over the centre ~ the shoulder. II should
then IT, brought forward and down r~ftiy
with the eve fixed upon the target
When the rod has been brought Ia the
front hs Zip should point directly AZ or over
the point of water II IL desired To reach
Al the moment when the rod II started
forward the reel with the thumb upon
IL should l.. not more than an inch above
IN. shotlder and the Jerk or rprtng II
administered almost wholly with the wrist
AZ IN aide casting f,ill-arm casting IL not
good thing, whether the cas' o~ over
head or acru-- the body.
carr should he taken 70 release the reel
when the rod-tip has risen nearly 70 ~"
perpendic,lar hut L. still pointing shghtIy
10 the rear In this way the hait VIII hAN"
AN upward trend and will de~'ribe iarge
parafola. almo-, a half-circle, b~fore II
hits the water
The more height IL gets and the more
force there 10 bahind u the greater the
distance obtained In fart, In all dirtanc"
contests the overhead cast IL used almost
exclusively The side cast II a tr'tt"r cast
for us., in a boat becauSe II IL caster. may
| la made from right To left or loft To right.
covering srea, deal of space without
moving the body of the caster. and n a
! general -tiing fifty feet ~ distance l. enough.
Rait casting. ~ far a. distance ana ec-
| c,iracy are CONCERNED. - not dihcult art.
| and any man with a good eve and arm
| will H. surprised 10y the proficiency v"
| NAV attain In little Will" The main
difficulty will come IN preventing IN" reel
| from oVerrInniug aud only long and IN
| c,--.ant practice will give just IN" proper
pressure of the thumb upon the line, which
| varies naturally with the strength OF ea'h
| cast
| The t-,-' thing for the beginner 20 do
| L. 20 -, a hat or square II paper upon the
| ward thlr'v fert away and cast NJ IL until
| h.. I. able ro hii II four times out of fye
| I, NAV - 'hon moved 90 forty feet. To hfty
| fe., TO -iNtv fs-'' and 80 On
| II. will Ind that a. ~" gains accuracy
| d. viii also gain distance. When he has
| ,ni - that be- can hi th" hat even twice
| "a, 4 ~. when thirty feet away he viii
md that he IL ahle to cast tfty feet without
| trouble
In this prartico all the casts should h
u-..d The practice frog, ~ called, rubber
| frn. without huok-. of regulation hali'
| nuu,, weight, NAV H. had al any sporting
! COL. shop and an hour a dav with n wil
| yiy, ~. intending angler good ekerri-'
! md make a caster ot hun even before u.
| $500 a -'r"am or lah"