The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-17
BAlT-cAsTINo FOR BEGINNER.


the backyard casting, before you try
out the real stuff, all you need OF your
bait-casting tackle IS your rod, steel
or split bamboo or 512 fooJer as you
prefer; 50-yard spool of waterproof
soft square braided silk 10. line;
quadruple multiplying reel and cast
ing plug.
Joint your rod and place tho reel
in the reel seat right above the grip,
with the reel on top of the rod, reel
handle to the right. Run the line
through the tip and guides. wind 1t
evenly on the reel and loop on the
plug at the end
At a distance of say 80 feet from
where you intend to stand while MAX
ing the cast, peg down a small piece
of paper, say about eight inches
square, for target. Think this is the
home of a fine frisky bass, it adds to
the interest of the game.
You are all ready now, get in the
box, 80 feet from the target and face
it. Take the rod III your right hand,
let the plug hang down about SIX
inches from the tip, reel on top with
the thumb pressing on the line wound
en- the spool Of the reel, the fingers
Of course around tbe grin Of the rod
Before bringing the rod back over the
shoulder to start the cast, twist the
wrist to the left enough TO bring the
tan Of The reel towards yolu body
tba snool az the reel nearly vertical
In rbis pos;tior swing the rod hack
over the RIGHT shoulder until the Ming
banos on . limo with vour helt tha
roa will then no # abont y A. decree
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nositioo tho cast starts from This
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vour tbpmh nrassure before the rod
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riobt down INTO no ground in front of
Won then rou failed to release the
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sure il nevor entirely removed from
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sure on tho line keeDs null" on the
Lait and prevents back-lashes. pad
caec 10 ON, A1wavs iom tho thumb
down bord ips+ before the hair lands
4 co.., tho va ~ nc eween whom II ie
mucb higher tban the target and keer
1880 - - .t,, $40, :. az. LII,
and settles slowly lower the fin OF
the rod keering lie plug. line and rod
ON q limo &c mnch as possible as il
saves friction on the guides and
makes vonr line last longer az vel
as increases The distance to your east
o., 10 n smoothIu
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