With What to Get Them 



tight, and lies flat and snug in the pocket. The 

 best match is what is called "Blazers." They are 

 wind-proof, always strike (if dry), and they should 

 be kept dry in the upper inside pocket. 

 The proper spring balance for weighing fish has 



Hook made to spring round 



balance when not j\l 



Spring tape measure. 



Author's suggestion for combination spring balance, 

 and yard tape measure. 



yet to be made. Those now offered are danger- 

 ous things to carry. The balance should be 

 made so that the hook can fit 



To Weigh ou t o f the way of hooking fast in 

 and Measure , - , 



Fish the pockets and elsewhere. My 



idea of a good one is a combina- 

 tion affair of balance and tape measure of one 

 yard to spring from the top, and the hook so made 

 as to fit safely round the side. Till such is 

 made, a small spring tape measure is useful to 

 actually prove that a fish is as big as it really is. 

 Nobody believes an angler's estimate as to size 

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