CHAPTER VI 



MISCELLANEOUS TACKLE 



THE bait caster's outfit should be simple. Rod, 

 tackle box, and the means of landing a fish, 

 reel, line, a few baits, odds and ends in the 

 which can be either a net or gaff, are ample. Prob- 

 ably the most sportsmanlike method of landing a fish 

 is with the bare hands, by sinking thumb and fore- 

 finger in the eye sockets of fish with teeth, and by grab- 

 bing a bass by the under jaw, which prevents him shak- 

 ing. Sportsmanship must sometimes give way to ef- 

 ficiency, however, which calls for something more cer- 

 tain. 



The landing net is an old and tried institution we 

 inherited from our trout-fishing ancestors. To be of 

 real help to the bait caster a landing net for boat use 

 must be of good size frame at least 16 inches in dia- 

 meter, and with a strong, deep net. For the sake of 

 convenience, most net-frames are made collapsible, so 

 they can be easily carried or packed in a rod-case or 

 suit case. 



In buying one be sure it is not the kind that will col- 

 lapse when a whopping big fish starts fighting for life, 

 liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in it. Handles 

 are usually of two pieces, jointed see that the ferrule 

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