98 FISHING KITS AND EQUIPMENT 



cheats the professional repairers. Anglers who can in- 

 dite a sonnet to a " speckled beauty," or write a " Song 

 of the Reel " are in the majority. Those who can re- 

 wind a fly-rod are vastly in the minority. A very am- 

 bitious repair kit, the best available with one excep- 

 tion contains pliers, nippers, screw-drivers, tweez- 

 ers, oil-can, ferrule cement, file, wrapping silk, and 

 various other articles too numerous to mention, and 

 all are enclosed in a handy folding leather case small 

 enough to go into a pocket. But it costs a pretty penny 

 $7.50. The " exception " costs $12.00. Other less 

 comprehensive and luxurious kits, sufficiently adequate 

 however, cost $1.50. 



A small-sized Adirondack pack-basket may be highly 

 recommended to the angler especially the canoeing 



bait-caster for use even on short trips. 

 Miscellane- Therein ma be carried the rod net 



ous Duffle. . ... 



tackle box, sweater or rainproof coat, 



camera and other duffle. It makes one package of many 

 and tends to avoid having tackle and other stuff scat- 

 tered about the boat or canoe where it is underfoot and 

 liable to be smashed or water-soaked. 



For late spring and summer fishing a good fly-dope 

 is a necessary part of the outfit. Frequently it spells 

 the difference between fly-fishing and mere fly-fighting. 



A folding film camera is best adapted to the angler's 

 needs, and the " postal " size, 3 J^x5^ is a very good 

 one. Have it fitted with a graduated shutter giving 

 exposures from one second to i-ioo of a second, not the 



