. The book of fish and fishing; . s, etc., where you can see them at a glancethrough a transparent face. It is just the thingto take along for the day,for flies and leaders. All-round anglers re-quire a gaff with twohandles, long and short; , « J ,VT X each may be Oaff and Net , ^ n^ made to lit the gaff hook. A correctgaff hook should be per-fectly straight up in the saftey fly and cast ; an incorrect hook has the point bent out or is provided with abarb. Such gaffs tear great holes in the fish andhold no better. If the angler wants only one net he should havea long and short handle
. The book of fish and fishing; . s, etc., where you can see them at a glancethrough a transparent face. It is just the thingto take along for the day,for flies and leaders. All-round anglers re-quire a gaff with twohandles, long and short; , « J ,VT X each may be Oaff and Net , ^ n^ made to lit the gaff hook. A correctgaff hook should be per-fectly straight up in the saftey fly and cast ; an incorrect hook has the point bent out or is provided with abarb. Such gaffs tear great holes in the fish andhold no better. If the angler wants only one net he should havea long and short handle to fit. I have two nets,large and small, both folders; the small one withfine mesh, at times useful to catch bait, and thelarger mesh for big fish—pickerel, small pike,ouananiche, large trout, and large bass. A net, while troublesome and always in the way, is indispensable in all kinds of game-fishing. It should be attached to the coat or belt by a long rubber ring that will stretch as far as the hand in reaching the fish. 2G8. With What to Get Them The rubber can be hooked by means of a pincarrier, easy to detach. There are various pinssold; the one in the shape of a safety pin, with ahook for the handle ring, is safe and nets with long handles can be hung from theshoulders, down the back (handle downward),and fastened to the creel strap on a hook, but soplaced as to be instantly withinreach. Those who wont carrya net lose many big fish. Theregulation willow creel in shapeis as perfect as can be. When bought new, it is best to stain the creel either StainedCreels a dark blue, green, or
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