The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-31
sAlT-cAsTINe FOR BEGINNER
NY Dear Buck:


out the real stuff, all you need OF your
bait-casting tackle is your rod, steeA
or split bamboo, 5 or 51h footer as yUW
prefer; 5O-yard spool OF waterproof
soft square braided silk No. lines
Quadruple multiplying reel and q cage-
ing plug. ,.
Joint your rod and place the reeh
in the reel seat right above the grin
with the reel on top Of the rod, rUeh
handle to the right. Run the lin
through the tip and guides, wind a.
evenly on the reel and loop on tho
plug at the end.
At q distance Of say 80 feet hO1R
where you intend to stand while max
ing the cast, peg down o small pleeO
of paper, say about eight inches
square; for target. Think this Is the
home Of q fine frisky bass, 1t adds %
the interest of the game.
You are all ready now, get In thO
box, 80 feet from the target and Taco
it. Take the rod in your right hand
let the plug hang down about ahx
inches from the tip, reel on top with
the thumb pressing on the line wOunA
on the spool of the reel, the fingers
of course around the grip OF the rod
Before bringing the rod back over tho
shoulder to start the cast, twist tho
wrist to the left enough to bring th@
top of the reel towards your body
the spool of the reel nearly vertical
In this position swing the rod back
over the right shoulder until the plug
hangs on a line with your belt, tho
rod will. then be at about q 45 degree
angle with the ground and your hand
near your right ear. This much il for
position, the cast starts from thin
point, wherein it differs from fy-caser
ing which starts from the first uP-
ward sweep.
Keep Thumb Pressure on Reel.
From this position swing the rO4
forward with a swift firm sweep i'm
creasing the speed as the rod swings
forward-all this time the thumb
pressure stays ON the line wound ON
the reel. AS the rod sweeps to
perpendicular position, release thu
thumb pressure-but not entirely
and out shoots the plug carrying thu
line from the reel.
Keep your eye on the plug, although
it's a hundred to one shot that yoU
will watch the reel instead. When
the plug is still in the air, just be-
fore it hits the ground, press the
thumb down firmly on the reel, which
stops it from revolving. II you fail 10
do this, old man, the reel will keep
on turning from it's momentum. am
having no heavy plug in the air tW
pull it along, the line will snarl up On
the reel and you will be introduced
to your first ''back-lash," with which
way, as you get along in the game.
If your plug did a pretty flight
straight up in the air, you released
your thumb pressure before the rod
was perpendicular, If it did BrOdi0
right down into the ground in front Of
you, then you failed to release TIM
thumb pressure soon enough. Re-
member this point, the thumb pres
sure Is never entirely removed frOR
the line on the reel, the lighter pres
sure on the line keeps a pull ON thu
bait and prevents back-lashes. BAD
cess to EN-" Always jam the thumb
down hard just before the bait landa.
stop the rod in it's sweep when it iB
much higher than the target and keep
your eyes on the plug. AS 1t flies our
and settles, slowly lower the tip az
the rod, keeping the plug, line and rOa
on a line as much az possible. al u
saves friction on the guides and
makes your line last longer. an wen
as increases the distance to your cast
Reel Line In Smoothly.
You have now made your first cast
and upon how carefully you reel Inn
your line depends the success or fail
ure Of your next cast. Shift the rod
to the left hand, grasping it above thu
reel, circling it from the undertake.
with the line between the forefngeR
and the thumb which guides the lima
across the spool of the reel and back
again until it is all reeled In. Don't
let it pile up on the ends of the spool
which it has an ornery habit OF do
ing, or build up into a hump I'm TIM
middle. II you do, you can check OH
The next cast as dead one.
Try to reel it in as level as pUHMk-
bic. OF course while actually fishing
you will always watch your bait while
reeling in the line, especially when
you are casting among lily pads and
but in the practice work
watch the reel. This will save you
ots of-time and fish later. After a 1t
lie practice you can watch the plug
not to slow up tho
numb and finger in guiding the Linz
zm00fflv 0nkn fha reel mr. II win mia
~ before you know it and bring hack
pour old friend, Mr.. g. w. Back-LaAh.
ESQ.