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ANGLING FOR COARSE PISH. 



cord. If the angler j&ahes a good deal from the bank, and is 

 in the habit of roving about with a paternoster for perch, 

 or with iN'ottingham tackle for coarse fish generally, he of 

 course wants some arrangement for carrying his net. I have 

 had several, and have come to the conclusion that the one 

 largely used by the Hampshire fly-fishermen (see Fig. 16) is the 

 best suited to the purpose. The net can easily be dravm 



Fig. 16. Portable Folding Landing-net and Bow of "Hi Regan "Net. 

 from its sling with one hand, and a slight jerk causes it to 

 spring out straight, and the handle, which is telescopic, to 

 double its length. 



FlTunmet, Disgorger, and Sundries. — Plummets are either 

 made of rolled lead, or consist of a solid piece of lead (see 

 Fig. 17), with a brass ring at the top, and cork let into the 

 base. The hook is put through the ring, and fastened into the 

 cork. Plummets are used for taking the depth ; but by stick- 

 ing a piece of tallow in a hollow scooped out of the plummet, 

 the nature of the bottom is easily discovered. Plummets are 

 very necessary articles, and the man who often goes a-fishing 

 will do well to have one in a pocket of each of his fishing- 



