CHAPTER VI 



REPAIR KITS AND METHODS 



Rods sometimes break, reels do balk, hooks may 

 jam, hence this chapter. A man may spend a week, 

 a fortnight, even a month, on lake or stream and ex- 

 perience no trouble, meet with no disaster; while 

 upon the other hand, the first day, aye, even the first 

 cast upon the first day, may result in a serious acci- 

 dent demanding tools, skill and knowledge. What 

 angler does not remember the day the rod broke 

 short off at the second ferrule, or when the reel un- 

 accountably went on a strike, or the big pike jammed 

 the one lure so the blades refused to revolve. To 

 have missed one or all these experiences is to have 

 fallen short of the inalienable rights of an angler. 

 There is joy, always, in overcoming difficulties. In 

 retrospect, a bad smash up, repaired, is one of the 

 most enjoyable memories. So every caster's tackle- 

 box should have its kit of tools. 



Now, there are repair kits upon the market, com- 

 plete with everything required for almost any con- 

 tingency, costing anywhere from $2.00 up to $12.00 

 or thereabouts. Those outfits are good, well worth 

 every cent they cost, but it may be that the angler 



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