KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



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Next comes the spring B. This 

 is made out of No. 18 spring brass 

 wire and bent as shown. The 

 forks should be given enough ten- 

 sion so that when they are run 

 through the hole in A it will take 

 a pull about equal to that made 

 by the strike of a three-pound 

 fish, in order to dislodge them. 



In using this device the fish line 

 is run from the tip of the rod 

 through the middle or inside coil 

 of the spring B, which is then 

 slipped into the rudder plate. The 

 troller (which is suspended on 

 any piece of heavy hand line) is 

 lowered to the depth at which you 

 want the bait to travel. The boat 

 is then started and line paid out 

 from the reel until the bait is as 

 far astern as desired. 



When the fish strikes the spring 

 B pulls out of the rudder plate at 

 once and soon runs down the line 

 until it is stopped by the hook. 

 You are therefore fighting your 

 fish unhampered by any heavy 

 sinkers on the line. This leads to 

 a great deal better sport, as it en- 

 ables one to troll with lighter 

 tackle than otherwise. 



total materials needed for the 

 change cost me only sixteen cents, 

 I think this kink worthy of being 

 passed along. 



FOR CARRYING CREEL OR 



CANTEEN 

 BY W. HERWIG 

 Being tired of the way my can- 

 teen swung and pounded when 

 hung from a long shoulder strap, 

 I determined to try carrying it at 

 my belt. The experiment was 

 highly satisfactory, and, as the 



All that is needed is a D ring, 

 a harness snap, an ordinary book 

 strap and a nickel's worth of cop- 

 per rivets. The diagram will show 

 how these are put together. Two 

 pieces of the strap are riveted to 

 the canteen and the D ring. The 

 third piece, with the buckle left on 

 it, forms a loop to slip over the 

 belt and through the harness strap. 



