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ANSWER. Yes; this is a good formula for pork 

 rind as well as minnows. 



QUESTION. In your answer to G. B. K. last week 

 in reference to bait casting you say, " Let them have 

 the line after they strike, and wait until they stop 

 before striking." While such an authority as Jim 

 Heddon writes in his " Hints on Bait Casting " to 

 " strike and strike quick as soon as the fish strikes 

 the bait." How about it? T. L. K. 



ANSWER. By reading the query of G. B. K. you 

 will find he refers to live bait. If you strike when 

 a bass or pike first hits your live bait, all you'll have 

 for your trouble will be a minnow torn in half or 

 gone entirely. You got to let 'em take it on the first 

 run and wait till they stop to gorge ; they then turn 

 the bait around and swallow it head first. That's 

 the time to strike. Jim Heddon writes entirely in 

 his " Hints on Bait Casting " on the casting of ar- 

 tificial baits, and with these you must strike at once 

 when the fish strikes. Under the circumstances we 

 are both right, Old Man. 



QUESTION. W 7 ill you give me formula for water- 

 proofing a light canvas or drill tent? Camper. 



ANSWER. Take equal parts of alum and sugar- 

 of-lead. A quart or more of each to several buckets 

 of tepid water. Soak well in above solution, turn- 



