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with hand-reared pheasants or pinioned duck? Is 

 it not true that you must give the quarry the fullest 

 chance to get the greatest pleasure from its capture ? 



It may help some if I give a description of 

 the tackle we use : 



Rods. 6 feet 6 inches. One of those in the 

 photo is of bamboo and the other green-heart fitted 

 with porcelain rings. 



Winch. Diameter, 5 inches ; depth, i \ inches. 



Lines. Plaited silk, dyed dark blue with May- 

 pole Soap and, when dry, filled with liquid mutton 

 fat. Mark them at 20 and 30 yards. 



Leads. To the line is attached a Geen's lead 

 that has a swivel at each end. They are made in 

 all sizes from \ ounce to 6 ounces. The two 

 shown are 2-ounce and 6-ounce. 



Trace. The trace is of annealed wire, 5 feet in 

 length, with sufficient spring to keep it straight, and 

 yet so pliable that it can be twisted four times 

 round when forming the loops that fasten it to the 

 lead and lure. This wire is blackened when made 

 and is so fine that it is less visible than gut. 



Baits. Rubber worms are undoubtedly by far 

 the best all-round bait. The red rubber is more 

 generally preferred, but, towards evening and on 

 dark days, I have found white more killing, while 

 on very bright days black will sometimes call them 

 when others fail. The Natural Spin (as in the 

 photo) is very successful in deep water and on dark 

 days. 



The four days that followed our Sunday fishing 

 were bright and sunny, and the sea so calm that we 

 were rowed as we desired in different directions 

 on each occasion so as to try fresh ground. On the 



