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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



minnows alive while carrying 

 them. I use an ordinary work- 

 man's dinner pail with two com- 

 partments, such as can be pur- 

 chased nearly anywhere for a very 

 small price. I fill the top com- 

 partment with ice and put the 

 water with the minnows in the 



bottom compartment. A small 

 hole punched through the floor of 

 the top compartment allows the 

 melted ice to gradually drip into 

 the bottom compartment. The ice 

 can be renewed very easily and 

 on very hot days a wrapping of 

 heavy paper around the bucket 

 makes it better. 



A SELF-STRIKING HOOK 



BY H. J. HEATH 



The diagram shows a kink that 

 has been used successfully many 

 times. It can be made in a few 

 minutes with a piece of spring- 



brass wire, some hooks and a 

 little solder, and is just the thing 

 for trolling for bass, pickerel and 

 other game fish. The diagram 

 shows the principle fairly well. 



The two large hooks at the end 

 are held close together by an arm, 

 B, which is soldered to one of the 

 hook shanks and has a bend in the 

 end which catches the other hook 

 shank just enough to hold it. The 

 bait is fastened on the small 

 double hooks marked A and ex- 

 tends backwards as far as de- 

 sired. 



When the fish strikes, the up- 

 per trailer hook is immediately 

 knocked loose from the small bend 

 in the arm, B, that holds it and 

 the spring thrusts the two hooks 

 apart vigorously, striking them 

 well into the fish's mouth. 



C is a small loop for fastening 

 to the line. 



REPAIRING STEEL RODS 



BY E. J. HOLLOW AY 



A broken steel rod may fre- 



quently be repaired by a very sim- 



ple process. Usually the ends 



of the tube where broken have 



become somewhat pinched or dis- 

 torted. If this is the case insert 

 the tang of a file or any other 

 convenient tool in the opening and 

 by rimming around and around 

 the circular cross section can be 

 restored. A pair of pliers judi- 

 ciously used may help in this oper- 

 ation. Then with the file smooth 

 the face of the break square 

 across. Take a piece of wire 

 slightly larger than the interior 

 of the tube and file it to a tight 

 fit. Heat the broken end of the 



