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be provided with one or other of these useful 

 articles. 



THE BAITING-NEEDLE 



Is also an indispensable article to the troller 

 and spinner, or those who use small fish and 

 other large live baits. Its use will be more par- 

 ticulary referred to under the head, " Trolling 

 for Jack and Pike." 



THE DISGORGER. 



THIS is also a most useful little article to the 

 angler and fly-fisher. It is used for releasing 

 the hook from the throat of the fish. By 

 thrusting the disgorger down to the hook, and 

 holding the line tight whilst you press the 

 disgorger downwards, the hook may be quickly 

 released and drawn out ; and thus the trouble 

 and disagreeable process of ripping open a fish 

 which has swallowed the hook is avoided ; and 

 with pike and jack the danger of a venomous 

 bite is also prevented by using a disgorger. 

 An angler can make this simple little article 

 himself. Any thin strip of hard wood or bone, 

 forked at the end, will answer the purpose. 



