. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. However, it is not distance that counts in catching tish, but in so manipulating your casts as to per- mit The bait to alight naturally and be lifelike, not as though it dropped from the. heavens, with a splash that would be heard by and scare every fish fifty yards away. -v- i As for bait in casting, use either live or artificial frogs, minnows, or any of the better class of cast- ing ba ts, Shakespeare Weedless Expert, Buck- tail, or any of those I illustrate elsewhere. Splashing
. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. However, it is not distance that counts in catching tish, but in so manipulating your casts as to per- mit The bait to alight naturally and be lifelike, not as though it dropped from the. heavens, with a splash that would be heard by and scare every fish fifty yards away. -v- i As for bait in casting, use either live or artificial frogs, minnows, or any of the better class of cast- ing ba ts, Shakespeare Weedless Expert, Buck- tail, or any of those I illustrate elsewhere. Splashing or Sputting, Whipping, E-tc. Often called "skit- tering," a very success- ful method, usually practiced in very shal- low waters, in and about grassy, weedy places, among banks, lily pads, etc.; at this one should provide themselves with an ex- tra line, files, weedless hooks, etc. and small or appropriate baits for the work, a buck- tail weedless making an excellent bait for this work. Begin by casting in- to the pockets of v/eeds, rushes, etc., twitching the bait to- wards you and allow- ing it to rest an instant in every likely spot you find, dropping it into every pocket, and to every side of you, always in a different spot, as close to weedy places, grass and shore that you can, keep- ing your bait on the move. If in a boat, as soon as you receive a strike, have your partner pull for both open and clear water; avoidingslack line and aiming to keep your fish from running among the weeds and rushes, and thus entangling your line. Pike, Bass, Pickerel, etc. are ever alert toward the. ^ 188. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buzzacott, Francis Henry, 1861- [from old catalog]. [Chicago] M. A. Donohue & co
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