122 



KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



biers and surface baits with a col- 

 lar, I use a one-half pound Prince 

 Albert tin (Fig. B). I take two 

 pieces of tin or heavy cardboard 

 and cut them the length and width 

 of the inside of the tobacco tin. 

 Now slit each piece half way to 

 the middle (Fig. C-C). Then slip 

 them together so that the slit of 

 one fits into the slit of the other, 

 and slip into the tin, making four 

 compartments which are large 

 enough for any artificial lure. 

 Have the ends of tin or card- 

 board straight, so they will fit 

 snug in the bottom of tobacco tin, 

 but do not fasten, which allows 

 you to bend the sides a little either 

 way if necessary. You can fasten 

 the lid on this box by making a 

 hinge of wire. This box fits in 

 my pocket or I carry it in my 

 creel. 



A PICK-UP KINK 



BY CLARENCE GRAHAM 

 One day I was fishing from the 

 end of a log overhanging the 

 creek. I took out my knife to cut 

 some bait and when through with 

 very necessary operation, stuck 

 the knife in the log beside me. 



the small end for about six inches 

 back. Then I forced a small stick 

 down into the split so as to hold 

 it apart. After that it was a sim- 

 ple matter to shove the stick 

 down over the knife. The small 

 stick fell out as soon as the knife 

 was forced back far enough and 

 the spring of the wood held the 

 knife strongly. By means of this 

 kink a fellow could pick up a rod 

 or almost any kind of an object 

 that had fallen into the water. 



THE SLIDING FLOAT FOR 

 BAIT CASTERS 



BY C. T. WINSTON 

 Did you ever fish a small stream 

 with low, overhanging branches 

 all along and want to place your 

 minnow into a likely looking spot 

 on the other side, and find that 

 most of the time you caught a 

 bunch of leaves, or when you did 

 miss them you couldn't cast half 

 way across? Well, I have, and 

 to get my bait across I worked 

 out the following: 



An attachment on the float 

 which lets it rest just above the 

 sinker when the cast is being 

 made, thereby placing all the 



Shortly afterward I hooked a nice 

 fish and in landing it knocked my 

 knife into the water. The knife 

 was a good one and I didn't like 

 to lose it. The water was nearly 

 ten feet deep and very clear. 

 With my belt axe I cut a pole 

 about twelve feet long and split 



weight practically at one spot, then 

 lets the bait and sinker drop to a 

 pre-determined depth. To make 

 the outfit procure an oval cork 

 float about one inch diameter by 

 four inches long (the short, thick 

 ones or the very slender ones will 

 not work) and some "Gem" pa- 



