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The Science of Dry Fly Fishing and Salmon Fly Fishing Frederick George Shaw No preview available - 2018 |
The Science of Dry Fly Fishing and Salmon Fly Fishing Frederick George Shaw No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 5 - ... keen fisherman than a good and favourite gun to the shooting man, a time-honoured bat to the cricketer, a cue to the billiard player, or a racket to the tennis player, etc., and hence the importance of getting the identical rod which will best suit the touch and power of the angler. (See Chap. V.) The same may be said, though in a lesser degree, of the reel. The reel should be light and strong, with a fairly large winding barrel, a regulating check, and capable of holding plenty of line ; it...
Page 242 - ... are necessary to the greatest success in the finest games. Quickness and delicacy of touch, and a certain power of managing a rod and line, akin to that individual cleverness or genius which men show in the use of tools or instruments with which they are experts, are necessary to success in angling. The art of throwing a fly well cannot be taught by description ; it may be seen and watched, but it can only be acquired by practice and a capacity for taking persistent and well-ordered pains.