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the most convenient of these luxuries is a tiny vise, a 

 toy one from the ten cent store may be made to 

 serve, or the more expensive and durable machinist's 

 will give better satisfaction. For holding a hook 

 while filing, straightening a bent lure, for the hun- 

 dred-and-one contingencies which may arise, there is 

 nothing better; on a pinch the vise may be made to 

 serve in place of a second pair of pliers. The round- 

 nose pliers have a place in the tackle-box if space is 

 not at too high a premium. A "regular" screw- 

 driver may be carried in place of, or in addition fo, 

 the one contained in the handle of the "L. E. B. 

 Tool Kit." Do not forget the pair of sharp pointed 

 scissors, nor a good sized "rat tail" file. There is 

 no good reason for multiplying tools just for the 

 sake of multiplication. Where the angler can make 

 one article serve two purposes, it is much better to 

 do so than to carry two articles. By the same token, 

 if a pair of flat-nose, side-cutting pliers can be made 

 to serve the purpose of the three styles sometimes 

 seen in tackle-boxes, is it not just as well? In fact, 

 I believe simplicity and service to be the two biggest 

 words in the angler's vocabulary. Anything that can 

 be eliminated without serious loss is mere lumber. 

 The articles mentioned will be found amply 

 adequate to meet any emergency and repair any 

 repairable break. Again we are face to face with 

 that age-old proposition individuality personal 

 worth. One man, with a jack-knife and a bit of 



