. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. September 29,1900J ©lj£ Qveeixev mt& *&port&mcm* 11. Coming Events. Sept 29—Fly-Casting. Saturday contest, class re-entry, Stow Like, 2*30 r. m. sept. 30—Fly-Casting. Sunday contest, class ie-entry, Stow Lake, 10 P M. Fly-Caetlce as an Art The man who has mastered the art of bait-casting and then essays to become a fly-caster will find that he has almost as much to unlearn as to learn. The two things are utterly dissimilar, with the possible exception that both tend to produce accuracy of eye, and in both the object is to land the end of a line or l
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. September 29,1900J ©lj£ Qveeixev mt& *&port&mcm* 11. Coming Events. Sept 29—Fly-Casting. Saturday contest, class re-entry, Stow Like, 2*30 r. m. sept. 30—Fly-Casting. Sunday contest, class ie-entry, Stow Lake, 10 P M. Fly-Caetlce as an Art The man who has mastered the art of bait-casting and then essays to become a fly-caster will find that he has almost as much to unlearn as to learn. The two things are utterly dissimilar, with the possible exception that both tend to produce accuracy of eye, and in both the object is to land the end of a line or leader on, or near to, a given point, la bait casting strength of wrist and forearm is required as well as ability to check the line with the thumb so that the reel shall not overrun or back lash. The bait rod is at the most six and one half feet in length It is Btiff but springy, and many of those used by Eastern anglers are built of steel ordinarily, though there are bait rods of split bamboo and wood just as good as well as higher priced. The bait, which is always comparatively heavy, weight being added to it by a leaden sinker when it has not sufficient heaviness of its own, bangs not more than two fret below the rod tip and is projected through the air by a strong forward swing of the rod. It travels with great swiftness, and no matter how scientifically it is thrown it makes more or less of a splash when it strikes the water. This is fre- quently true of all metal lares or live frogs, one of the commonest forms of bait for bass or trout. In fly-casting there is little or no strength required, bat much suppleness and quickness. Bait casting in perfection may be said to be composed of power and accuracy; nV-casting of delicacy acd accuracy. There can be no question that the latter is the more scientific and pleasurable of the two forms of fish pur- suit, though there are many places where bait casting alone is practicable. It is the ambition of every rod man to become
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