84 PRACTICAL BAIT CASTING 



can be run up through the fish's chin and out through 

 the nostril which keeps the fish's mouth closed and 

 prevents drowning. When the fish do not run 

 large, the fish bag is a good idea. This is a net 

 bag with an elastic puckering string cleverly 

 kept closed by a number of little brass rings. The 

 frame of the opening is hollow, and contains enough air 

 space to float all the fish the bag will hold. With it 

 you can never lose your string of fish by tying it in- 

 securely. 



THE TACKLE Box AND ITS CONTENTS 



The stay-at-home, or stock tackle box, can be of 

 any size desired the bigger the better and can be 

 of any material, but the box you carry with you should 

 be "smallish." The leather boxes are good as they 

 stand lots of banging around, but they are expensive. 

 The galvanized boxes are strong, but heavy. For in- 

 expensiveness and general utility the tin boxes seem to 

 meet all requirements. We have one that measures 

 4 x 5 x ii and cost something like 65 cents, and for 

 short trips when we carry a suit case, we have never 

 felt the need of a larger or more elaborate one. As an 

 extra precaution, however, with these tin boxes, it is 

 a good idea to run a line of solder around the seams 

 on the inside, to keep the water out, and to touch up 

 all the bare spots with a little enamel now and then 

 the same enamel you use to cover worn spots on the 

 steel rod. 



