130 CASTING TACKLE AND METHODS 



some repair men give round-nosed first place. Un- 

 doubtedly the round-nose are convenient for certain 

 jobs, but one can secure a pair of flat-nosed for bend- 

 ing, pulling, etc., and yet have a side-cutting surface. 

 Why carry two or three pairs of pliers when you can 

 get along with one? For applying varnish I use a 

 .small artist's brush, slips into the combination tool- 

 kit handle, one less article to look after. I submit 

 that it would be exceedingly difficult to secure greater 

 utility with the same amount of weight and cubic 

 inches of displacement. 



All these articles might be carried loose in the 

 pocket, but in order to always have them get-at-able 

 when needed, I have evolved a little pocket case of 

 my own, not much to look at but very convenient. 

 Made of waterproof duck, lined with flannel, the 

 upper edge of the pockets being faced with stretched 

 rubber elastic which holds each article in place if 

 the case should be dropped while unstrapped. It is 

 the very acme of simplicity, and for that very reason 

 has appealed strongly to the anglers who have had 

 reason to call upon me for sudden first aid. 



Where the rodster is to be accompanied with his 

 tackle-box, he can either drop the few required tools 

 into one of the compartments, or he can use the fold 

 above described. However, there are certain 

 articles which I always leave in my tackle-box be- 

 cause so often convenient, though I do not advise 

 rodsters to carry them when "going light." One of 



