. Book of the black bass. )rocured, aregood baits for Black Bass, alive or pickled, that is, pre-served in salt or strong brine. I have seen Black Bass caught with cut bait, and eventhe humble wum ; but the angler who is reduced tosuch severe straits, is more to be pitied than envied. Itwould be in better taste to offer pork to a Mussulman, orpate de foie gras to a tramp. 32G BOOK OF THE ELACK Holberton Fly-Book. (Conroy, Bissett & Malleson.) CHAPTER XVII. MISCELLANEOUS LMPLEMENTS. My rod and my line, my float and my lead, My hook and my plummet, my whetstone and knife,My basket, my bai
. Book of the black bass. )rocured, aregood baits for Black Bass, alive or pickled, that is, pre-served in salt or strong brine. I have seen Black Bass caught with cut bait, and eventhe humble wum ; but the angler who is reduced tosuch severe straits, is more to be pitied than envied. Itwould be in better taste to offer pork to a Mussulman, orpate de foie gras to a tramp. 32G BOOK OF THE ELACK Holberton Fly-Book. (Conroy, Bissett & Malleson.) CHAPTER XVII. MISCELLANEOUS LMPLEMENTS. My rod and my line, my float and my lead, My hook and my plummet, my whetstone and knife,My basket, my baits, both living and dead. My net and my meat, for that is the chief:Then I must have thread, and hairs green and small,With mine angling-purse, and so you have all. —IzAAK Walton. The Fly-Book. Among the necessary adjuncts to the fly-fishers outfitis the fly-book, whose pages, well-filled, are more interest-ing to the angler than the best written pages of classiclore, poetry, or fiction. Fly-books are now made of manypatterns and sizes, and of various grades of quality andmaterial. They are constructed of calf-skin, pig-skin,Morocco, or Russia-leather, with parchment leaves forholding the flies. Those with the Hyde, or metal-clip,for keeping the flies separate and at full length, are thebest and most satisfactory, for obvious reasons. They aremade in various lengths, from five to seven
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