114 The Book of Woodcraft Men : To hook and land with the fly, unassisted, without net or gaff, a trout or landlocked salmon over 4 lbs., or a salmon over 12 lbs., coup. To take, under the same condi- tions, a sahnon over 25 lbs., grand coup. General Fishing. Boys, lads, and men: To take on a rod, without assistance in hooking, playing, or landing, a trout, black bass, pike, • muscallonge, grayling, salmon, bluefish, weakfish, striped bass, kingfish, sheepshead, or other game fish, whose weight in pounds equals or exceeds that of the rod in ounces, coup. To take under the same conditions a game fish that is double in pounds the ounces of the rod, grand coup. Indoor Fly-casting. Boys: To cast a fly with a rod of S oz. or less, not over 10 feet long, 40 feet, coup; 55 feet, grand coup. Lads: 65 feet, coup; 80 feet, grand coup. Men: 80 feet, coup; 95 feet, grand coup. "Every fish caught and kept, but not used, is a rotten spot in the angler's record" (H. v. D.).
BAIT-CASTING
{{center|(Revised by Lou S. Darling, of New York. Author of “Tournament Casting and the Proper Equipment.”)
With |-oz. dummy frog, 5-ft. rod, indoors, overhead casting, tournament style: Child class, 40 feet for coup; 50 feet for grand coup. Boy " 60 " " " 70 " " " Lad " 80 " " " 90 " " " " Man " 100 " " " 120 " " " If out of doors add 10 per cent, to each of the distances, if cast is made with the wind. If a wooden plug is used instead of the dummy frog, add 30 per cent, to each distance.
