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and the after end laid across a thwart 

 out of one's way. The dandy, having a 

 lazy jack, will take care of itself and give 

 no trouble. 



It is well to have a rod long enough to 

 allow the line being passed from side to 

 side of the canoe at will, by passing the 

 rod tip over the main mast head and 

 carrying the line across the bow. This 

 is easily accomplished as the canoe is 

 anchored by the stern. If the fish run 

 to any size, a landing net will prove a 

 great convenience and save many fish. 



Fishing in a small river, such as the 

 Delaware, the stern anchor is a necessity 

 as it allows one to drift with the current 

 and drop anchor and raise it without 

 changing the downstream direction of the 

 bow. 



{To he concluded) 



Wing Attachments on Shoes to Aid 

 the Swimmer 



BEING denied the privilege of entering 

 into a swimming contest because he 

 was too young, a boy determined to beat 

 the winner at least and this is the way he 

 did it: To an old pair of tennis shoes he 

 attached the wings as shown in the illus- 

 tration. A sole of wood, A, was attached 



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Wings fastened 

 to a wood sole on 

 a tennis shoe to 

 make an aid for 

 fast swimming. 

 They won a race 

 for the wearer 



to each shoe and in its center a vertical 

 piece, B, was securely fastened. These 

 pieces were cut slightly tapering toward 

 the top. Wings C were attached to the 

 wood soles with hinges so that they would 

 lay against the vertical pieces. A chain 

 was attached to the lower end of the 

 vertical piece and to the wings so that 

 they would come to a stoj) at almost full 

 spread. It is obvious how these wings 



worked as the swimmer made his strokes. 

 On the day of the race the boy hid the 

 prepared shoes in some long grass near 

 the shore and when the contestants 

 started he quickly undressed, slipped on 

 the shoes and easily beat the winner over 

 the course. — Wm. R. Hunn. 



A Fishline Float Made of an Ordinary 

 Thread Spool 



WITH a float of this type I find the 

 operation of taking on and off a 

 line, as well as of setting for depth, is 



A thread spool shaped and fitted with a 

 tapering pin to make a fishline float 



accomplished much more quickly than 

 with other floats I have used. A small 

 or large spool. Fig. 1, is trimmed out as 

 shown by the dotted lines, into the shape 

 of Fig. 2. A fine saw cut is made until 

 it connects with the hole in the spool. 

 Through this cut the line is inserted and 

 fastened with a taper hardwood plug. 

 The float can be painted or not, but both 

 float and plug must be given a coat of 

 hot paraffin inside and out. 



Convenient Material for a Bait- 

 Catching Net 



THE fisherman who angles only oc- 

 casionally usually neglects to supply 

 himself with a bait catching net, and so at 

 the last minute has to seize on the nearest 

 fabric that will not hold water. 



If, however, he visits the nearest 

 produce market or grocery store and for a 

 few cents buys one of the ventilated sacks 

 in which onions are shipped, he will have 

 material for either a bait catching net 

 or landing net. These bags are strongly 

 woven in \^ in. mesh and will furnish a 

 square of material about 3 \2 ft. by 3 ' ^ ft., 

 which can be conveniently attached to 

 any net frame. Evidently any material 

 strong enough to hold onions will prevent 

 a fish from breaking it. — James M. Kane. 



