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THE IMPERCEPTIBLE SPINNER. 



IndiaPUbber Bag's are used instead of baskets for 

 carrying the fish when caught. They aie not expensive, 

 and will last many seasons, care being taken, as with the 

 stockings, to turn them inside out, wash the fish scales, &c., 

 off them, and dry in the air. The best sort is found to be 

 white indiarubber inside and Angola or twill outside. They 

 clean easily. (See " Bags.") 



IndiarubbeP Long 1 Boots are used by many 

 anglers for fishing and wading purposes. They are per- 

 fectly waterproof, and can be waded in all day without any 

 damp penetrating. They are exhausting to wear, as they 

 sweat the legs and make the feet soft and tender. They 

 should only be worn at the river side, as they are too heavy 

 to wear going or returning from fishing if the angler has 

 any distance to walk. It is better to have the soles made 

 of leather, studded with nails, as indiarubber ones want 



