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problem, but there are others who, if I don't tell them, 

 will write for full particulars of the tackle I think 

 best, and information as to how I get to know the 

 proper depths to fish. Some will forget the stamp, 

 or, remembering it, fear to hurt me. Now let it 

 be known that I esteem a plainly directed envelope, 

 duly stamped, and always do my best to make 

 it worth its cost. Friars Stile Lodge, Richmond, 

 will find me. 



Sport is too nearly allied to slaughter where neither 

 skill nor endurance is a need. Who cares to shoot a 

 semi-tame stag, however grand a head, and is there 

 much to boast of after a record day with hand-reared 

 pheasants or pinioned duck? Is it not true that you 

 must give the quarry the fullest chance to get the 

 greatest pleasure from its capture? 



It may help some if I give a description of the 

 tackle we use : — 



Rods. — 6 feet 6 inches. One is of bamboo and the 

 other green-heart, fitted with porcelain rings. 



Winch. — Diameter, 5 inches; depth, ij inches. 



Lines. — Plaited silk, dyed dark blue with Maypole 

 soap, and, when dry, filled with hquid mutton fat, 

 Mark them at 20 and 30 yards. 



Leads. — To the fine is attached a Geen's lead that 

 has a swivel at each end. They are made in all sizes 

 from J ounce to 6 ounces. 



Trace. — The trace is of annealed wire, 5 feet in 

 length, with sufficient spring to keep it straight, and 

 yet so pliable that it can be twisted four times round 

 when forming the loops that fasten it to the lead and 

 lure. This wire is blackened when made, and is so fine 

 that it is less visible than gut. 



Baits. — Rubber worms are undoubtedly by far 

 the best all-round bait. The red rubber is more 

 generally preferred, but towards evening and on 

 dark days I have found white more killing, while 

 on very bright days black will sometimes caJl them 



