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Why these final chapters. Henry Van Dyke on the 

 matter. The attractivity of tackle. The lure of fine 

 tackle very real. The attractivity of light tackle. 

 The lure of big fish. The joy of the expected unex- 

 pected. The heart-joy of angling not yet touched. 

 The lure of the open. 



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