96 FISHING KITS AND EQUIPMENT 



be purchased separately and costs about 40 cents. On 

 a long trip one should have at least two landing nets as 

 they are easily lost. 



The angler who specializes on trout fishing does not 



really need a tackle box since he will probably use a 



stock fly-book, a stream fly-book and 



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" leather reel cases, and the articles which 

 need a general receptacle are very few. But almost all 

 trout fishermen condescend to take a few bass or other 

 fish in season, and the accumulation of tackle of 

 various sorts soon reaches a point where it is neces- 

 sary to have " a place for everything and everything in 

 its place " otherwise, chaos. The one thing to be 

 sure about is to get a box that will pack easily in a 

 suit case. Most of the boxes are made short and rather 

 high, and are, consequently, unhandy to carry about. 

 Avoid too many trays. A tin box will hold just as 

 much tackle as a de luxe box in sole leather. The 

 leather boxes are, however, very much the stronger and 

 better; and for a canoe trip on which things are un- 

 avoidably banged around a good deal the leather box 

 is the only thing; the tin boxes are soon total wrecks. 

 Prices range for the japanned tin boxes between $1.00 

 and $5.00. The leather boxes are rather expensive: 

 $7.00 to $15.00. It is a good plan to have two boxes, 

 one large one for the general kit, and a small one for 

 the pocket an especially good plan for the bait-caster. 

 When you get the " big one," if you would do the 

 thing scientifically and right, it is necessary although 



