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THE ' TRACY 1 

 LEAD, WITH 

 SWIVEL AT- 

 TACHMENT 

 TO PATER- 

 NOSTER 



MODERN SEA FISHING 



filled with melted lead, a piece of brass wire as 

 shown in the illustration being held in position. 

 These leads, it will be noticed, are very much in 

 the shape of a conical bullet, and sink rapidly 

 to the bottom, which is a consideration when a 

 strong tide is running. I have called them the 

 ' Tracy ' lead, after their inventor. By using the 

 swivel illustrated at the end of the paternoster 

 these, and indeed other leads, can be changed 

 with great ease. The following little table shows 

 some useful sizes, with their approximate weights. 

 The wire loop should err on the side of stout- 

 ness. 



Light 



Diameter of Piping 



in. 



i in. 

 I in. 



Length 

 2 in. 



3^ in. 

 4^ in. 



Medium 



4 in. 

 5| in. 



Heavy 

 6 in. 



Weight 

 2 OZ. 

 302. 



4 oz. 



8oz. 

 i Ib. 



2lbs. 

 2 Ibs. 



For fine fishing, where a light weight can be 

 used, I rather prefer a more dumpy lead, which 

 lies closer to the bottom and is barely visible to 

 the fish. 



To fill a piece of composition piping with 

 lead seems a simple matter. I tried and found 

 that the hot lead melted the pipe. I overcame 

 this difficulty by standing the pipe in moist sand 



