150 DAYS STOLEN FOR SPORT 



To get the maLximum of sport from a much-fished 

 nvei a change of lure is needed from time to time, 

 for education and the instinct of self-preservation 

 prompt the fish to decline old-fashioned frauds. 



During the past two seasons the sea-lance or sand- 

 eel has been much in favour on the Lyon, but the 

 drawback to its use has been the fact that to shorten 

 it you have to take away its head and shoulders and give 

 it a head that shall cause it to spin smoothly. The one 

 in use worried me, firstly, because it made the eel look 

 all head, and, secondly, the parts constantly became 

 disjointed. In addition to these troubles a lead had 

 to be forced into the body of the fish. Impatient of 

 these difficulties, I tried to make something better. 





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THE EZL-TAIL SPINXER 



and the spinner shown below is the result of my 

 efforts. With it the same sized head as the one cut 

 off can be firmly fixed, as the screw works round the 

 spine, and, what is more, the solid head gives the 

 necessary weight where it is needed most. 



SpinrJng for saknon has seemed very easy to some 



fishers, who, not ha\ang tried it, have given expression 



to this thought of theirs by telling me of their experi- 



rs v^'ith fl\'-rods, and adding, 'So, of course, I 



_ild soon be at home with a rod like yours casting 



a minnow across the stream and drawing it back until 

 a tug is felt.' It is sometim.es a little saddening to see 

 an acknowledged expert with the fly fall a victim to 

 his desire to show that this accomphshment of his 

 enables him to speak authoritatively on, and act 



