A GOOD SEAT-BASKET. 



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collapsing 



lias been patented by Warner & Sons 

 bow, the joint invention of "Hi 

 Regan," author of that invaluable 

 work, " How and Where to Fish in 

 Ireland," and myself. The V-shaped 

 nets are not suited for Southern 

 streams, in which weeds abound. 



The Creel illustrated in Fig. 14 

 was made for me quite recently, by 

 the makers of the net, who have 

 endeavoured, and, I think, with 

 success, to carry out my ideas of 

 what a creel ought to be. It is an 

 improved form of a tray-basket in- 

 vented by Mr. Edgar Warner some 

 years ago, and the design has, I 

 believe, been registered. It is light 

 but strong, and the top, being fiat, 

 forms a comfortable seat; tackle, Fig. 13. The "Hi Regan' 

 tobacco, and lunch, for which ample HS'DLE.^^KNucKLE-joiNTi 

 space is given, are divided from the 



AND Sling. 



Fig. 14. The Author's Creel. 



fish by the tray; the tray 

 takes out, and allows the fish 

 to be removed, and the basket 

 to be thoroughly cleaned ; and 

 the hole at the side of the 

 lid, through which the fish 

 are placed, is more con- 

 veniently situated than if it 

 were, as is usual, in the 

 middle of the lid. The creel 

 is well varnished inside as 

 well as out. Enamel paint 

 is a good thing for the in- 

 side — one of Mr. E. M. Tod's 

 ideas. Some anglers like tin 

 or wooden creels, as they 

 keep the fish moist. Mr. 



