MISCELLANEOUS TACKLE 85 



Personally, we do not like narrow high boxes, as 

 they are top-heavy; besides the box should be con- 

 structed so all the contents are "get-at-able" at once. 

 For this reason the trayless suit case type of box is 

 handy. 



For either long trips where considerable tackle is 

 taken, or for the one day trips, when the suit case is 

 left at home, we use the metal "kit-bag" which is 

 made along the lines of a traveling bag. It carries 

 plenty of tackle, and in addition there is room for the 

 rubber shirt, lunch, and other odds and ends. 



Our small box, which we carry in the suit case, has 

 one tray with five divisions, and to give the uninitiated 

 some idea as to proper equipment, we sye going to 

 permit you to look through it. 



In one tray is a small tin tobacco box containing an 

 assortment of plain ringed hooks; a few swivels and 

 swivel snaps occupy another. The larger compartment 

 holds a few eyed flies and spinners for immediate use, 

 the main stock of flies being in a 5O-cent eyed fly box 

 and spinners in a two-pocket card case, such as is given 

 away by banks for advertising purposes. The next 

 contains a few weedless pork hooks, some dipsey swivel 

 sinkers, a few swivel snap sinkers, and "belly-down" 

 weights. The fifth holds a hank of red darning cot- 

 ton and a few small pieces of red flannel for pork rind. 



The eyed fly box, the spinner book, extra lines, a 

 small pair of pliers, scales, and a few favorite casting 

 plugs go in the main compartment below the tray. 

 In the reel compartment we carry either a cheap 



