. The book of fish and fishing; . ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^j^^^ ^^^ ^^ fisherman— his collection contains minnow pails,frog cans, bait boxes, dip nets and baskets. Allthese are now made foldable. To the ingeniousinventors all anglersshould be ever gratefuland encourage suchenterprise by purchas-ing their devices,whether they are re-quired or not; theywill come in handy at ^^^,^^,^ ^^,^^ times. Being water-tight and weather-proof they do not spoil withage and can be washed clean and kept odorless. Bulky fly books are a nuisance to carry, with apossible chance of dropping out of the pocket andfloating away.
. The book of fish and fishing; . ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^j^^^ ^^^ ^^ fisherman— his collection contains minnow pails,frog cans, bait boxes, dip nets and baskets. Allthese are now made foldable. To the ingeniousinventors all anglersshould be ever gratefuland encourage suchenterprise by purchas-ing their devices,whether they are re-quired or not; theywill come in handy at ^^^,^^,^ ^^,^^ times. Being water-tight and weather-proof they do not spoil withage and can be washed clean and kept odorless. Bulky fly books are a nuisance to carry, with apossible chance of dropping out of the pocket andfloating away. A careful selection of the flies forthe days use can easily be made and placed in thesmall round boxes, sold for that pur-aiid Hoifks P^^^- ^^ stated elsewhere, I attacha selection of flies to half a dozenleaders and take only those along, in a flat boxwith damp felt or blotting paper between theleaders to avoid entangling, and they are ready atall times to change in a jiffy. On the market there are a host of leader boxes,267. Fish and Fishing but the neatest and most serviceable is the oneshown in the cut, designed to hold eyed flies incentre box and casting lines surrounding it. Onedealer has a neat, cheap useful X-ray tacklebook to hold little things—swivels, links, smallsinkers, 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 b
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