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MODERN SEA FISHING 



Any large-sized float with a hole down the centre can easily 

 be used as a slider. In default of anything better, one of the 



INDIARUBBER STOP, A 



lumps of cork used 



to mark crab pots, 



cut to a decent 



shape with an old ra- 

 zor or sharp knife, and 



bored with a red-hot 



skewer, can be placed 



on the line. Owing to its 



size it carries more lead 



than the float one buys 



at shops, which is often 



advantageous. 



One great advantage 



of the float is that by 



simply letting off line 



from the reel one can fish at various distances 

 from the boat, and cover much more water 

 than with the hand lines which I have de- 

 scribed. The result of letting out the hand 

 line is that the bait swims at lower depths, 

 until finally it reaches the bottom. With the 

 float tackle, on the other hand, the same depth can be main- 

 tained at any distance from the boat from one up to a hundred 



DIAGRAM 



SHOWING 



THE SLIDER 



FLOAT IN 



USE. 



