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would be two ounces, but half a pound or more might be 

 necessary. It is a simple matter to add a few leads to the line 



ARCHER-JARDINE LEAD 



THE SLIDER 

 FLOAT 



if the angler is provided with any like that illus- 

 trated, the excellent invention of Mr. A. Jardine, 

 and known as the Archer-Jardine lead. The 

 Norfolk lead, illustrated on p. 259, is also suitable 

 for this purpose. When light weights suffice, 

 large floats can be used ; but if the water is deep 

 and the float has to be at some distance above 

 the lead, it is necessary to have what is known 

 among freshwater anglers as a ' slider,' that is to 

 say, a float which slides up and down the line, 

 but is kept from going too high by means of a 

 little piece of indiarubber band tied on the line. 

 The construction of the float and also its appear- 

 ance in the water are shown in the following 

 illustrations. It is obvious that if the float is 

 fixed firmly on the line twenty feet from the hook, 

 it will be impossible to reel in the fish close to 

 the side of the boat ; for when the float is brought 

 up to the top ring of the rod there will still be 

 twenty feet of line between it and the fish. In 

 such a case, therefore, the sliding float is abso- 

 lutely necessary, for, as the line is reeled in, it 

 slides down until it rests on the lead. The rod 

 rings should be, of course, large enough to allow 

 the knot and piece of indiarubber to pass freely 

 through them. 



