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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



ably. Then we tried using two 

 boxes, one inside of the other. This 

 worked better but was not yet en- 

 tirely satisfactory, altho we were 

 on the right track. Finally we 

 discovered that by tacking a triple 



thickness of cheesecloth over the 

 windows of the outside box the 

 force of the waves was effectively 

 broken and the minnows remained 

 alive and fresh for days. 



The outer box should be about 

 36 by 30 inches; the inner one 

 30 by 24 inches. Nail inch blocks 

 of wood between the boxes to 

 keep them apart. The inner box 

 should have two 6-inch windows 

 on each side and one on each end, 

 covered with wire gauze. The 

 outer box should have three win- 

 dows on each side and two on 

 each end. Cover these with wire 

 gauze, then the triple layer of 



cheesecloth and then another piece 

 of gauze. If you have ever 

 bought several dozen minnows at 

 night and found them all dead 

 in the morning, you will appre- 

 ciate this box after a trial. 



A NOBLE USE FOR THE 

 COCKROACH 



BY C. E. MOVER 



Here is a kink that I am sure 

 will bring more pleasure to your 

 readers and more fish to their 

 strings than any you have ever 

 published. 



It is a live bait for perch. The 

 bait consists in a common cock- 

 roach hooked from the under side 

 with a .very small hook. A No. 

 26 Cincinnati bass is the best hook 

 I have tried. One BB split shot 

 for a sinker and a porcupine quill 

 for a float completes the best rig 

 for perch ever used. 



The roach is alive and kicks 

 for several minutes. He will live 

 for some time if lifted out of the 



water so he can get air occasion- 

 ally. He won't stay under the 

 water very long if there is a 

 perch in sight, and the largest 

 perch always gets to him first. 



Down here in Arkansas we have 

 a small mouth perch called bream. 

 He is just foolish about roaches. 

 He averages about the size of a 

 man's hand and no fish is sweeter 



