KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



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of 24-inch brass tubing (b), which 

 you can get at any electrical shop. 

 Turn down the lower end of han- 

 dle (c) so the tubing will slip on 



3^4 inches; use a wood rasp if 

 you have no turning lathe. 



Next take a piece of telegraph 

 wire T^-inch diameter, and make 

 the hoop for the net (a). You 

 can bend it nicely by wrapping it 

 around a four or six gallon crock, 

 or anything round of proper size. 

 Then bend each end of the hoop 

 as shown in the cut at "d," and 

 again bend a hook "e" on each 

 end; can bend with a vise and 

 hammer, or if you have no vise, 

 pinch the ends in the jaws of a 

 monkey-wrench and hammer them 

 down. 



Next, bore a T^-inch hole 

 through the handle for the hooks 

 to slip In, and from this hole on 

 each side of the handle gouge a 

 groove for the wire to set in flush 

 with the handle. If you have no 

 gouge, burn the groove in with 

 a piece of the wire, red hot. Buy 

 a net for 40 or 50 cents. Slip it 

 on the hoop. Put the tubing on 

 the handle. Fit the ends of the 

 wire into the grooves. With the 



hooks in the holes, slip the tub- 

 ing down to cover the wire, and 

 you have it. 



Take an old fish line and wind 

 the grip (f). Put a screw eye "g" 

 in the end of handle to hang net 

 on hook in your belt and the kink 

 is ready for business. Slip the 



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tubing back, fold the net back 

 over the handle and the "kink" 

 will go in your suit case. 



TO GET THE FROGS 



BY ROY C. HARRIS 

 Did you ever crawl around on 

 your hands and knees trying to 

 catch frogs when the fish wouldn't 

 bite your artificial lures, and af- 

 ter sneaking up on a big fellow 

 have him slip out between your 



fingers and escape into the river? 

 Well, if you have, try this kink: 

 Take an emergency tip or piece 

 of wire two or three inches long 

 that will fit into the ferrule of 

 your rod. File the end flat on 



