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his baits on one side or his fish on the other, and getting 

 wet through between them. The strap passes through 

 the rings at the back, and over the shoulder. 



To preserve baits ahve for any length of time, they 

 should be placed in some shady spot (in a running 

 stream if possible), in a box not less than 3 feet square, 

 with large gratings in several different places, and 

 especially at both ends. The box, of which a portion 

 ought properly to be out of water, should be kept clean 

 and well scoured from slime and rubbish ; and food, in 

 the form of worms, gentles, or chopped liver, should be 

 scattered into it every day or two. Dead baits should 

 be removed from the box as soon as discovered. 



DiSGORGERS. 



A disgorger is one of the most desirable, though not 

 perhaps absolutely essential, items of a fisherman's 

 equipment. In fly-fishing the use of a disgorger pro- 

 longs the life of the fly, and in every description of fishing 

 shortens the time wasted in extracting the hooks, and 

 saves the fingers. The most convenient way of carrying 

 the disgorger is to suspend it by a short link from one 

 of the breast buttons of the coat. In Pike-fishing espe- 

 cially, a disgorger is a si7ie qua 11011, and the longer it is 

 the better. The ordinary disgorger is too short for the 

 purpose ; and in consequence of the inconvenience ex- 

 perienced in extracting Pike-hooks with it, I had a 

 " disgorger blade," if I may so term it — made, of course, 



