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straight, stiff stick picked up on the shore serves as a handle, being 

 made fast to the net by a strong piece of twine tlirough the screw- 

 eye, and with a piece of bread tied in tlie net with the string, and 

 jierhaps a small, flat stone to make it sink, it is ready to catch min- 

 nows. They will come over the net for the bread, and when it is 

 raised iip quickly the resistance of the water causes it to belly, and 

 the minnows will not get out. When bait enough has been taken, 

 I pull the wires out of the holes, drop the bung into the net, and roll 

 it up on the wires. 



Anotlicr very simple and eifectivc device for the same 

 purpose is thus described by a well-known angler, of 

 Nashville, Tennessee, in the "Chicago Field:" 



This* simple contrivance astonishes all who see it, because they 

 naturally ask the question, how it was that no one ever thought 

 of it before? A globe of wire netting split in two, fastened at the 

 bottom by hinges, and attached to a stick by strings from the top — 

 this is the whole affiiir, save a small place in the center for bait. 

 The two hemispheres are so arranged as to open partially from their 

 own weight, if allowed to touch bottom; or they can be separated 

 by pulling one of the strings above mentioned. As minnows are 

 generally found in shallow, clear water, it is easy to see when 

 enough have entered the trap, to close and draw it out. This 

 invention does away entirely with seining, and the disagreeable 

 necessity of wading in the water. The pole or stick upon which 

 the trap is hung may be made of any desired length, and jointed, 

 thus permitting the entire apparatus to be packed in a small space. 

 Those of our Nashville anglers who have seen it are of the opinion 

 that nothing else will be used for catching minnows, once they be- 

 come known. 



Floats, or Corks. 



The float should never be used when it can be dispensed 

 with, as it is detrimental to good casting, and is always in 

 the way. It becomes necessary, however, in shallow 

 streams, where the bottom is covered with snags, roots, 



