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Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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eated in the same man-ner. 202 THE OUTING MAGAZINE After baiting the hook, the surf-caster,in high rubber boots, gets as close to thewater as possible and raising the rodpresses the sinker against it with histhumb. By the overhead method—though some cast sideways—he flings thelead from two to three hundred feet outto sea; the sinker carrying the line fromthe reel perfectly even through the guideson the rod. When the lead touches thebottom the point of the pyramid buriesitself in the sandy ocean floor, while but consists rather in a proper checkingof the reel when the sinker touches thewater, and also in good, free-runningtackle. Surf-casting will pull a poor reelto pieces in no time. A good, freshwaterbait-caster will soon discover the knackand difference in surf-casting, which liesmainly in both hands being used, insteadof only one. When the strike does come,the first thing a bass does is to dash outto deep water, where it is apt to be con-fronted by a long line of sharks, sword-
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THE RIG VARIES FROM HIP BOOTS TO KNICKERBOCKERS. the bait revolves around, moved by theundertow and tide. All he has to do after that is to waitfor a strike, which may come soon orotherwise. Meanwhile, if the sinker iswashed ashore, a heavier one should re-place it. At short intervals, recasts arenecessary, because if the ocean has beendisturbed by a previous storm, the baitand sinker become entangled with float-ing seaweed, and the fish will not bite;the bait must be kept free all the time. The beginner must understand thatsurf-fishing is not a matter of strength, fish, or other monsters lying in waitready to devour the striped beauty, whoimmediately turns to run back and forthin shallow water along the beach. The struggle may be short, or pro-longed for hours, according to the sizeof the captive and strength of the captor.After the fish tires of its struggles, andgrows weaker, showing that the prize isnearly won, he will often make one lastsupreme effort, most dreaded by theangler;

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