Ciaff and Net 



Fish and Fishing 



l)ut the neatest and most serviceable is the one 

 shown in the cut, designed to hold eyed flies in 

 centre box and casting lines surrounding it. One 

 dealer has a neat, cheap useful X-ray tackle 

 book to hold little things — swivels, links, small 

 sinkers, etc., where you can see them at a glance 

 through a transparent face. It is just the thing 

 to take along for the day, 

 for flies and leaders. 



All-round anglers re- 

 quire a gaff with two 

 handles, long and short; 

 each may be 

 made to fit 

 the gaff hook. A correct 

 gaff hook should be per- 

 fectly straight up in the 

 point; an incorrect hook 

 has the point bent out or is provided with a 

 barb. Such gaffs tear great holes in the fish and 

 hold no better. 



If the angler wants only one net he should have 

 a long and short handle to fit. I have two nets, 

 large and small, both folders; the small one with 

 fine mesh, at times useful to catch bait, and the 

 larger mesh for big fish — pickerel, small pike, 

 ouananiche, large trout, and large bass. 



A net, while troublesome and always in the 



way, is indispensable in all kinds of 



game-fishing. It should be attached 



to the coat or belt by a long rubber ring that will 



stretch as far as the hand in reaching the fish. 



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Saftey fly and cast box. 



