KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



closely to one another as pos- 

 sible. 



To set up, push the point of the 

 upright into the ground and slip 

 the block over it. Then insert the 

 cross-arm in its socket and you 

 are ready to hang the kettle. The 



Standard Stt Up 



Mr 



cross-arm can be raised, lowered, 

 lengthened, shortened or swung 

 in any direction and the friction 

 of the block will cause it to bind 

 and hold wherever placed. This 

 little device will save many a 

 singed eyebrow or spilt pot of 

 Java. 



THE SQUIRREL TAIL BAIT 



BY W. H. GREENE 

 Here is a bait that has done 



good execution for me among the 



bass. 

 Take a squirrel tail and cut it 



off about five inches long. Fasten 



two gang hooks in tandem on a 

 double gut leader and lash them 

 to the tail with good silk thread. 



The end of the tail should project 

 about an inch behind the last gang. 

 The lashings should be thoroughly 

 made. 



Where desired, a shorter bait 

 can be made in the same style by 

 using only one gang instead of 

 two. 



MAKE YOUR REEL SELF- 

 STRIKING 



BY GEORGE MORTON 

 The following kink can be used 

 quite successfully when still fish- 

 ing. It is especially good when 

 the rod is not held in the hand or 

 when the angler's attention is per- 

 haps attracted elsewhere at the 

 moment the fish bites: 



Fasten a rather stiff rubber 

 band to the upper end of the rod 

 grasp. It may be lashed in place, 



stretched over a peg as in the 

 diagram, or fastened in any other 

 way you desire. Whittle a small 

 bit of wood to the right length so 

 that it will act as a prop between 

 the reel handle and the reel seat 

 when the forward end of the han- 

 dle is brought just slightly below 

 the parallel with the reel seat. 

 Pass the line around back of this 

 prop, stretch the rubber band from 

 the rod grasp to the reel handle 

 and the reel is locked. 

 As soon as a fish takes the bait 



