| Once a fish is hooked, the spin-fisherman is faced | | | | combined. No other fishing method offers such |
| with almost the same circumstances as the fly | | | | adaptability to all-around fishing. Spinning anglers |
| angler, but he does have the advantage that he | | | | today are offered a wide variety of lures and |
| can quickly retrieve line and consequently fish, | | | | water the fly fisherman never dreamed of |
| especially large fish, can be more adequately | | | | approaching, can be easily reached with the |
| fought. | | | | spinning rod. |
| Always remember, before making your first cast | | | | On the trout scene, spinning tackle is best |
| of the day, to adjust the drag. Drag is nothing | | | | adapted to early season, high water angling where |
| more than an arrangement whereby a hooked | | | | the fly fisherman has difficulty reaching all the |
| fish can take line without breaking it, while the | | | | spots. It is also tops for big water stream fishing |
| excited angler continues to reel. | | | | as well as for lake and pond fishing. |
| Most spinning reel drag systems are composed of | | | | It's our opinion that trout do not strike these |
| a friction nut that bears against the reel spool. | | | | flashy spinners and spoons under the impression |
| The tighter it is turned down, the heavier the | | | | they are natural food. They strike them out of |
| drag and vice-versa. Set your drag by stripping | | | | "annoyance". The "flash" of a spinner near a |
| line from the reel spool. If in doubt, it is far better | | | | trout's lair stirs it to anger and it will strike out in |
| to set your drag too light than too heavy. Under | | | | defense of its territory. |
| no circumstances should you attempt to adjust | | | | Also, when fishing large bodies of water, |
| your drag while fighting a fish. The excitement of | | | | remember the effectiveness of the weighted |
| fighting a fish, usually causes an angler to adjust | | | | bucktail or streamer fly for your spinning outfit. |
| the drag too tight, resulting in a lost fish or broken | | | | Big trout prefer to feed on minnows and a |
| line. | | | | properly placed streamer or bucktail will readily |
| Through the years and since the inception of | | | | account for these giant minnow feeders. |
| spinning tackle in the U.S., more fish of large | | | | Now grab that spinning outfit, a handful of fishing |
| proportions have fallen to anglers employing | | | | lures, and go terrorize the local fish population! |
| spinning tackle than with all other methods | | | | |