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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



around the edge as in Fig. 2. 

 Use some quarter-inch mesh gal- 

 vanized screen and have same 

 soldered into the top in place of 

 tin just removed. 



Make a tin cone or funnel (aa, 

 Fig. 1). Have this riveted in 

 place under the mesh, point up, 

 with braces (b-b, Fig. 1). This 



Fie. 2 



cone prevents the water splash- 

 ing out while one is walking. 

 With the cover arranged in this 

 way the water is churned around 

 and freshened up at every step 

 as you walk along. With the or- 

 dinary cover one is inclined to 

 step very easily in order not to 

 splash all over. But with this 

 cover the more the bucket is 

 shaken up the better for the fish. 



DOCTORING THE LEADER 



BY ARTHUR BURKMAN 

 The ordinary snelled fly is none 

 too easy to remove from the 

 leader loop after it has been set- 

 tled into place by a few minutes 



flies in a hurry. Here is a kink 

 that will save many a minute's 

 fumbling: Just tie a small knot 

 in the end of each of the loops on 

 the leader. Hang the fly on this 

 knotted loop the same as usual. 

 Now, when you wish to remove 

 the fly, take the knot you have tied 

 between the thumb and finger of 

 the right hand and loop on the 

 fly snell between the thumb and 

 finger of the left hand and pull 

 them apart. You will be sur- 

 prised to see how the little knot 

 facilitates this. If desired you 

 can also tie a similar knot in the 

 loop of the fly snell, but this is 

 not necessary. 



A FIRE JACK 



BY G. A. COLE 



Here is a fire jack, convenient 

 to handle, compact for carrying, 

 and easy to make: The upright 

 is made of %-in. iron rod sharp- 

 ened on one end so as to be easily 

 stuck into the ground. It is 3 

 feet long. The cross-arm, also 

 3 feet long, is simply a ^-in. iron 

 rod with a hook forged at one 

 end. The block can be either of 

 hardwood or metal. It is 3 in. 

 square and has two holes bored 

 through it at right angles to one 

 another, to accommodate the two 



of persistent casting. It is some- 

 times pretty stubborn to bring 

 away when you want to change 



rods. The holes are made 1-16 in. 

 larger than the rod they are to 

 take, and are bored to cross as 



