permit it, However, if you stay alert lanile practicing, soon it will become Spparent that ea tye of plug hes a Gitferent feel. Each can do. many a ‘things—if the speed of retrieve is een esas Never try to learn how to handie . your oluge whe searching Yor tah ce ee than you teal ord there wl i ea ish about. Mares Apt and Pete ay ae Tel practice months ah we ‘These are the days to learn how to e Professor” } 22cevvecs es aiarching during pte ne, In al Brotebilty “correc plug. nenaing Fenngues wil never be come Traneres The pope catching aah Tie Sepermost in minds If res. atimpbsebie undo fishing cond Hoe) gtbmeantrale on develosing to aor eeraision betwourhand, raiheas io hing Is the fnestaxpect of ine sir gang it Gerancs teers Bais or Say ishrtan to: progress Seyond beathner's tase er ade gn hundred plugs teeter aod they are all beaut. It" Whett utd do you know of Myalinen? Piet ens, do everything ay cAI Prove and practice a ‘Gracica same more. Use. your egabtetons pul tough, every fessiteQjration." Loum hom roca stlons wnich you oa repet “tah omamba no Ira ahow great @ plug nthe water Traetg youd may have We Ono Sipeal ee ih Bia Salty object arippe inthe water, a rock or any ather visible ob- eed ato Teagan and again see area Develop’ yoor casting engl snarpen your sxuraay. Ot thevrdrove ey earous reel speede, se sence at Pos taltehes. and af yout hil improves, combinations of ea Node Sayin hours unt You stat fo fel good and recy for lng. Swich themgnt and. n Tr NBocnover ‘ard oF darkness, et thee again, Learn fo tater! esuray imepetat in the ght est aerate dayne, Bo the pug hi Bente ceo ne ie of the de? Did ie! ter ay. caret and roniyteran iomvenate cetreve thr tee wgote,posisy months =o Mei pi beach, tad) for setioneand what happens? You sop see pen a sosond ond yet anowner Sou Sropoes theme Cyt YoU pro: Hasek toa ue. Maybe there Srore to catching fish than owt joing howe work log. ear) pag aighermany ho matter vow exabi oes thbe 1ah etry gear tow re lost cue purely By Jack Frech fb action, possibly a broakcatl be- ate Starke sovered the none oF Secsece’elan alot undetectable Rawrin‘cquipmest ‘Retumtag thet rod, reel, drag soft ara td kogts aval ine Counsel to'a plug maker who would | you begin to use them. You must first | cellent working condition as one be- Cours tt | Aveo aware tohnlgme. | gins, fhe mal reason over Be a lug ahorman: eke our fe; | Te yuraef out ons loney beach | Snfidene, No one enauld be go cone Coe ae ee ec eeu sred pon and practice, | ident that he casts continually for te most Bonu Roremae Pugs | ot test pcsamoa boring crore youl | houreat atime, dy or night, wihout 48 THE FISHERMANyatet 4 checking his equipment. Sooner, or | caress them in a gently closed hand; if | now taking on water? That chipped ecome | _ater the mano wil becorne frayed, a | they grab the akin, okayl It nets fo: | wosdeniog ay fens Desire ieee yhas a ‘knot may become loosened or a snap | cognize there are 4 couple of strikes | Ittle bit watersoaked and ‘concer many may open. Learn a simple but essen- | against you it you continue t0 fish | quently its action has been sitered, eve is tial checking routine and follow it to | with them. All hooks will catch some | “Don’t feta faulty plug louse up your one of the letter without deviation. fish but sharp hooks catch most'of the | fishing. If runs too deep or off to one es Every once in a while alter a re- | fish. side of the other, bond the eye ever so handle {rleve, grasp the snap between your | This portion of the checking routine | slightly in the direction you wish the r thumb “and forefinger. Next, slide | permits the fisherman to. know | plug to move. If rune to the right fe Your fingers up the mono as‘far as | whether the iast hang-up or hook-up | bend the line tie hanger eve a 8 10 il and Possible and back down again. Soon | has bent a hook out of Shape. Don't | the left. If it runs down, bend. up conths. youwill develop the “fee!"” necessary | consciously cast @ plug with @ Bent | Using real care, these repairs can he “earn | -—_—F2 tect nick, fray or an open | hook. Nocne's luck fs so great that he | made on the baach. Beck “at your learn 4] -_ snap. Now grasp the mono near the | can seriously expect a fish wil Nt the Bugay or base, check once again and winall Teel spool and pull it out, thus testing | second treble. if you must use axplug | make’ any adjustments mesassary, Nay |-—~=«*tRe, rag setting, ‘This will indicate | with'a misshapen hook, take some | using the proper tools, Partiectar’y *eish gf‘ Wethar the tension is corrent or if It | time to force itas cage fo the proper | chuck the houkhanger yes colores the, atish has changed fer some reason or | shape as is possible. Bend it until the | next night's fishing, There are res angther. Bolnt Is parallel to ine shank. if you | when some mishap bends the screw Personally. my routine 'st0 follow | are way dut in the water practically up | eye or elongates the brass hangor Gye {hig procedure etter every single cast | to your nack, place the point on the | and this prevents. the hooks trem hand, and with particular care after each | rod butt and squeeze into shape. On | swinging {rooly. Correct by siraioh | {ish or hang-up. Time consuming? | the beach, a handy rok can provide | ening or roundisg with a pat of fone. ect of 5; fut the night fs long and faiure | the leverage for a temporary repair. | nosed pers. This. 1s a dangeross amed | to ,foliow some simple checking | Later, when you return to your buggy | operation with screw eyes because varess §]_fautine might cost the fisherman the | or working base, replace the bent | most of thom are hard brass and they gauy ish of the night, possbiy | hook immediate), tend 10 crystallize and crack when plugs {igh go big it could not fit into the fish |“ Once you have trained yourself to | bout back into position. aut: box. Regularly broak off a portion—a | be a creature of habit with an un | Every change in plug action calls ow of Couple of feet will do. After this, retie | faltering checking ritual, you can be | for onthe-spat diagnos If after a | ‘thing the terminal snap. Surprisingly, a bit | more confident. You are now routine- | check the plug Is found ‘aully: pot actice frase wil make one ade at | Is coig everthing pesble to ensure nay unlit Gan be overhauled back your {ying termina! knots, even in the dark | against the loss of fish through care- | in the home workshop, awey from | every without alight. I retie my snap al the | lessness. fishing pressure * Yety least live or six timos in anight. |: Give some special thought to the |" Atferiearning how to bulld perfect | foal Gesinly this uses valuable fishing | fish's vewpoint. ‘The ‘plug. is the | plugs, practicing constantly uni they, | 0 and mona, but the fish caught | thing. If it {3 nol enticing fish, don't | perfortn according fo the. slighted water Gf $2 Precious that the time fost and | be a hard head and étiek with one | Command, and developing a choking | orno the cost of the replaced mono is inci- | single plug. Just because it slaugh- | ritual from which there ie ro devie, denial. Aiwaye remember his section | fared isn She night ster anotnor Geos | ectomywnen tered, dows, is probabiy the most important ting | nat mean hf guarartecccovene | Roeser eegmpOr an acter mat Bavogn th sherman andthe eh. It | right“ner Trot all your ares | eanorees a a oy ge must be Kep as srong as pemiie, | snot helen eke the Seeuiog’™ | Seno Batter to Becallad, or even fel your: | “it fe great and esse to build | “Pn ich dows it mean for yeu to sol tote 0 ovens, cliy. | cantdeitemnatnglesiuy. Sly mit | eaten frees uilng atau fecking sherman “than” a sup | fbutnot trough inoanifemgirith | youre henieg eed tect hoople who constantly treks off ith. | doeart produce Itnoation-auncn | Sr aeeade fee reund te leek, for Pay ea Tpcasten cog iron soa | Koay puahng when al ers ens Aer these simoieroutines become | diferent typos Cones Wee oa act | KOs ‘pert of an untalng ritual next ad | en by fanveatig Bul aso fon fog | “these aro not ess questions to {he checking of hooks to the proce-| fo Bottom using Popper, swimmors | answer horestat {route de 1s de ef ove conus fom dre | ard dares, heat nary | aver) hal ert ae fr hs CST | eon ene, rh | Wey gO at thom is too dul. 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Once sharp. | effort nesssary to sango aig amy | tludua "ave Syed wiih, me ned ‘he honed points are coversd | out in the waves on'e Tough Aig, | ilowasto dense, enn witha igt coat of lear nat lsh to | However mere have bean fomagus | sees mecegions oy making the ie sore limite prototog to te | payee er te tine ost and'ne ale | Watangea Gas saeig a eae et fine point and‘ deter oxidizing or | ules ansconred and inbyove Your chances 3 eens isting, Admittedly, thes a great | “Garry es many plugs as possbie | Rem arovg our ances of catching Goal "at ‘work snd tar beyond ihe | andshow tho ote monuto fo han, | raving eo breton you wil nave normal practice of most fishermen, | “Tring white you are offering Your | Nevin Socase wear ret Ban However: oaks” thus) shorpaned | lureDid thal popper aveaOk dors | "Mheeesy tan get PIO. Beira quer and despa. They. | ruetane tothe elt hans than use | tynn tha cere ter een trelalbocasler to romove Tro a'heh | Could i have been eased by a biter | emag tgnna.ian te sur en of, cecasion. rom the sherman | Weed or grass? Fossa feast hang. | Lege enclose heats hiinseiwthout serous damage." | upbont {help otinesgnrner? Wee: | Sot Hinooke retry sharp, i cinch | be the sharp point ot the ook Hl | P7SFE an those hooks and st them to chock ther nthe Barks Moray | penetrates ie plage Teeeeaa ey | dost JOLY 14,1988 49 |