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mony with the surroundings, will be found to have 

 lost some of its ghoulishness, will provoke only a 

 smile. 



Perhaps I have omitted some things which should 

 have been said, but I have at least made a sincere 

 attempt to give the Reader some idea of the attrac- 

 tivity of the sport, as well as talk tackle and meth- 

 ods, for my object in writing this chapter is to get 

 you to investigate the possibilities of night fishing 

 for yourself. It is not a matter of tackle so much 

 as it is of knowledge and individuality. Still I must 

 re-assert what I said in the beginning, only the best 

 of tackle will stand up under the strain of the work, 

 for when one can not see what he is doing he will 

 be compelled to depend more largely upon rod and 

 line. I need not say that the rodster will not go out 

 of his way just to put his tackle to the test, no angler 

 would do that. As the fisherman becomes initiated 

 into the mysteries of the art he will discover many 

 little secrets for himself, indeed he may even write 

 an article for the outdoor press laudatory of the 

 sport; if totally obsessed, perhaps he will follow 

 my example and write a book. 



Remains 'but a few remarks regarding the 

 "sportsmanship" of the practice. I will not attempt 

 to decide. Just why night fishing should be un- 

 sportsmanlike it is hard for me to determine, 

 though I understand that it is so dubbed in some 

 quarters ; indeed, I am told that it has been outlawed 



