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lines can be got at Farlow and Co., Strand ; it 

 is collapsible, and easily packed in a fishing-basket 

 or pike-bag. When the line is wound on it, air 

 passes freely through every part and speedily 

 dries it. Each winder is fitted with a screw-clamp, 

 so that it can be affixed to a table or window shelf, 

 and the clamp is arched to receive the " scoop" of 

 winch, which can be placed or removed at will, so 

 that the machine itself need not be removed after 

 once fixing. An advantage in these winders is 

 they prevent kinks forming in the line, which 



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sometimes happens when it is hung up in coils, or 

 wound round the backs of chairs. 



The next tackles to be considered are pike-traces 

 for spinning, livebaiting, paternostering. and trolling. 

 Several new kinds of traces have of late 



Trsccs 



been brought to the notice of anglers. The 

 most novel are of thin annealed wire, and among the 

 best and neatest are those made and sold by Messrs. 

 C. Farlow and Co. ; they are particularly strong, 

 and so fine that they show but little when in use. 

 The " Hercules " patent rust-proof traces, manufac- 

 tured by Messrs. S. Allcock and Co., are practically 

 unbreakable and excellent tackles for the capture 

 of heavy fish ; they also make gimps of platinum 



