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my extra lures, never over three or four, in that, 

 each in its individual tin box. Still, for the man who 

 desires plenty of lures and other tackle, I strongly 

 recommend the shoulder-strap-case, or better yet, the 

 belt-box. 



Underwater lures the shore caster will not need, 

 the surface or surface-underwater being far and 

 away the best for this sort of work. The landing 

 net should be of the folding variety, or such as are 

 used in trout stream fishing, perhaps a wee bit larger 

 in the hoop. The angler should secure the most 

 convenient net with which he is acquainted. (As was 

 emphasized in Chapter II, I have a grudge against 

 the rubber sling, it likes too well to catch upon a 

 limb and hold back until in an unwary moment the 

 angler exposes some vulnerable part of his anatomy, 

 then "whang !" he gets it.) Of course the rod will 

 be the angler's favorite caster, and the reel that par- 

 ticular pet winch, in the angler's estimation, second 

 to none. Regarding these matters I have nothing to 

 say here. The rodster will need waders of some sort 

 unless he enjoys swimming, in which case he will 

 have ample opportunity to gratify his desires, for 

 even an apparently shallow bass stream will disclose 

 unlocked for depths now and then. If the reader, 

 as I, wear waders, he will be nervously anxious lest 

 he step into some hole too deep for them, and end 

 his anxiety by doing so. Upon the whole I think he 

 will avoid many disappointments, anguish of soul, 



