Show II et Rod Do Your Work Advises S. S L. L Angler e w a Many Fishermen a Work Too Hard w Thinks Champion 11 iJ This Is the third of a series erie on fishing tips by prominent local i anglers In preparation for the opening of the 19 1911 II season i In fly casting let Jet the rod do doe e work and save your arm for fore I e more Important task of bring- bring 11 ig g the fish in V That is the advice of Bill Cowan winner of both the distance and I Curacy events in the state fly- fly a tIng tournament last Jast summer vho ho believes many fishermen work too oo hard at fly casting and in so mho Ding fall faU to get the distance and they might achieve other- other vise se For the benefit of beginners and andi k hose whose fly hits the water with i all the grace of the proverbial ton l Bill explains the proper Technique I Pull several feet of line in addi- addi ion to the leader through the tip i the rod and let It rest on the 1 water i Grasp the rod so you can 4 L press r ss the line against the cork grip I r above bove the reel preventing more ine e from being pulled from the If reel ell l and raise the tip of the rod only the leader and six or eight leight feet of line rest on the water t is eliminates slack and places a alight light r ht drag on the rod tip Then without allowing the slight j i to be lost snap the rod nto to the vertical position with a ah sharp harp h rp flip lip of the wrist thus throw- throw ng g the line high and backward With the rod still held vertically never never allow the rod tip to point I ackward walt wait a short time to al alow alow al- al ow w the line to straighten out be- be Ind When the slight backward Till ll of the line becomes recognizable recognizable jable able start the forward cast an an anU unhesitating U like hammer-like stroke downward until the rod is in a position 1110 To o cause the fly to drop to the Water before the leader and line Ime raise aise se the forearm sharply to about the 10 po position just before the line is about to strike When When beginning a new cast pick pickup up line from the water only after first first raising the rod tip and being liNt Tire feure that none of the line is under he e. e water ate Otherwise Instead of a high back cast the line may come p back ack ck too low and wrap Itself about the Itie th fishermans fisherman's neck Bill stresses the importance of keeping the back cast above the eyel of the head and of allowing the rod to go no farther back than the thc perpendicular By By practicing these points and andr r remembering that it takes only the thew w wrist and forearm rather than the whole body to throw throve the fly line BIll believes any novice can soon J learn arn to cast and that many experienced experienced ex ex- fishermen can Improve their ell casting S. S c h H nJ JI F f c S s t j Bill Cowan puts his rod together in preparation for a little fly casting practice An expert caster Bill gives a few hints hintson on how its it's done |