IMPROVED FLOAT TACKLE. 



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in the sea, the latter for harbour 

 fishing. For fishing in the open 

 sea, from piers, &c., the best form 

 of float is one similar to those 

 used by jack fishers — pear-shaped, 

 with a hole drilled down the centre, 

 through which the line passes. The 

 float is kept in its place by a long, 

 hard-wood plug, which fits the hole. 

 Beneath the float there is 5ft. or 

 6ft. of stout gut, terminated by a 

 hook. Sinkers of some kind are 

 necessary to keep the float erect; 

 and as the exact weight varies, de- 

 pending on the strength of the tide, 

 I have devised a little arrangement, 

 illustrated in Fig. 23, by which the 

 weight of the sinker can be increased 

 or decreased with great facility. I 

 take a piece of stout gut, 8in. in length, 

 knot the two ends together, and put a 

 few turns of waxed thread round it, 

 as shown at B. I then thread pierced 

 pistol bullets on to the loop A, the 

 first of which stops at the binding, 

 B. I can obviously put as many or 

 as few bullets on as may be neces- 

 sary. Loop A is then fastened to 

 the loop E on the gut, and the 2ft. 

 of gut (f) bearing the hook looped 

 on to the small loop, D. The ar- 

 rangement is very simple. To add 

 or to take away any of the bullets, 

 the loops A and e have to be un- 

 done, which is a matter of no diffi- 

 culty. The whole thing can be ac- 

 complished in a couple of minutes. Fig. 23. Heavy Float tackle, 

 mv. £ 4.\, flx 1 i;ir. wi^H Improved Arrangb- 



The top of the float should be ment of Leads. 



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