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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



one class of enthusiasts. "More 

 power to it!" 



The first kink that occurs to me 

 is one that I am afraid will be 

 known to all the old duck hunt- 

 ers, but I know that it will be a 

 great help to any of the "crew" 

 who are not familiar with it. 



Have you ever sat out in your 

 blind, or hung on to a "clamper" 

 when the thermometer is way be- 

 low the freezing mark, and watch 

 your decoys gradually, but surely, 

 become completely encoated with 

 ice? They look as much like a 

 duck as one of the small chunks 

 of ice floating near by, and if 

 there happens to be a sun they 

 shine like the proverbial pair of 

 nigger's heels. Did someone say 

 "ducks?" Absolutely no chance 

 these days with an average of 

 two hunters to each bird. 



How can you avoid it? Easy! 

 Just give each little wooden 

 birdie a nice warm coat of any 

 colorless grease. Anything will 

 go; from lard to vaseline, and I 

 have found that it more than re- 

 pays for the small amount of in- 

 convenience, and they will shed 

 water like a real duck's back. 



MAKES FOR ACCURATE 

 STATEMENTS 



BY E. E. ROWLANDS 



You know a fisherman wants 

 to be accurate in his statements 

 regarding the size of his catch, so 

 in order to tell the folks at home 

 just how long the "big one" was, 

 I devised this plan last season: I 



took a small brush and some red 

 enamel and painted small figures 

 an inch apart on the under side 

 of the first joint of my rod. It is 

 handy, no weight and out of sight 

 except when you want to see it. 



A PLUG CARRIER 



BY DEAN O. SMITH 

 I expect that all of us have 

 had more or less trouble finding a 

 satisfactory pocket carrier for 

 bass pugs while fishing, as every 

 person always carries several for 

 a change of baits during the day. 

 For quite a while I carried mine 

 in their original pasteboard boxes, 



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but these were bulky to have in 

 the pockets, and of course you get 

 them watersoaked, and when in 

 this condition the boxes often 

 came apart and the hooks at- 

 tached themselves to the different 

 parts of your anatomy. After en- 

 during this for a while I fitted up 

 a carrier which has given very 

 satisfactory serrice. 



I procured a piece of automo- 

 bile inner tubing about eight 

 inches long and sewed one end 

 of it shut, using heavy waxed 

 thread. On the other end I left 

 one side longer than the other and 

 cut a buttonhole in it, sewing 

 around it with a lighter waxed 

 thread to keep it from tearing out. 



