"The Anglers Equipment" 175 



"It has been also described in the San 

 Francisco Breeder and Sportsman, the editor 

 of which was delighted with it, for his own 

 use. It is easily described when one can 

 illustrate it by photographs, without which 

 aids it is not quite so easy. 



" My first idea was to avoid the con- 

 fused condition so many get into when 

 landing a trout in mid-water in the usual 

 way. 



" When the important moment arrives, 

 the fisherman has at last got to free his 

 landing-net from its sling, or whatever may 

 be the method of carrying it; and now, 

 having the net as well as the rod to 

 manage, if the trout be large and makes 

 a bolt for freedom, he is sadly hampered 

 by reason of the landing-net being in his 

 left hand ; for, of course, he has got to use 

 both hands in order to play a trout properly 

 one hand for his reel. Well, this is so 

 evident that practical fishermen will at 

 once see what I mean. But I have not 

 finished yet. At last the trout is netted. 

 What follows ? The rod must be disposed 

 of, and the landing-net then becomes 

 a regular nuisance. You must tuck the 

 handle under your left arm, and, ham- 

 pered still with your rod, you have to kill 



