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I approached the old gentleman 

 and asked to examine his outfit, 

 and also what he called it. He 

 told me it was a "fish kite," and 

 pulled it in for me to see. Al- 

 though his kite was very crude, 

 it had the right principle. I have 

 one like the drawing and find the 

 following good points in its favor 

 when compared with casting: 

 You have your bait in the water 

 all the time, and at the desired 



THE PISH KITE. 



distance from shore rather than 

 fishing, crosswise on a strip of 

 water, as in casting. One can troll 

 a greater distance from shore 

 than can be done with the longest 

 cane pole, nor does it disturb the 

 water as much as a boat. It is 

 very convenient to carry, as the 

 lines may be wound around the 

 kite and the whole thing put in a 

 coat pocket. The block should 

 be of white pine or cedar and 

 painted most any dull color. 

 Nearly any kind of bait may be 

 used, such as spoon hook, wob- 

 bler, minnow, frog or worms. 



The belly-bands are tied from 

 screw eyes A to D, and from B 

 to C. The tow line is tied to the 

 belly-bands a little closer to C and 

 D than to A and B. The bait line 

 is tied to D. The belly-bands and 

 tow line should be adjusted so as 

 to make the kite ride vertically 

 and with the front end of the 

 block farther from shore than the 

 rear end. The kite should float 

 with the top of the block about 



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one-half of an inch above the 

 water. The lead weight may have 

 to be added to or lessened to get 

 this result, due to the difference 

 in the weight of different pieces 

 of wood. 



A PARTNERSHIP KINK 



BY H. S. BASSETT 

 The Kink Contest reminded 

 me of a little experience I had 

 while fishing with my friends, 

 Alva Jones and W. H. Fry near 

 Sullivan, 111., late last season in 

 the Okaw River, and I think you 



