12 FISHING TACKLE 



To a great many anglers, too, the idea of 

 repairing their own rods and tackle seems im- 

 possible, while as for making little odds and 

 ends of constant usefulness, this is believed to 

 be a task to be looked at only in the light of 

 certain failure. 



In my little workshop I have a few simple 

 tools with which I have made a number of 

 articles, which if not handsome, have at least 

 given me the greatest satisfaction when they 

 proved to be practical. There are very few 

 anglers who cannot do even better work. Dur- 

 ing the long evenings of autumn and winter a 

 great deal of amusement may be obtained from 

 overhauling the fishing rods and tackle, making 

 little devices for use the next season, and giv- 

 ing the weary brain change and rest from the 

 exactions of one's daily toil. 



Just to show how the angler may experiment 

 along the lines that fascinate him, I will mention 

 a new reel which, while from one of the best 

 makers, did not act just as I thought it should. 

 All of the parts were beautifully made and fit- 

 ted, but there was tremendous vibration during 

 a cast, and in my own way I reasoned that the 

 handle was at fault. Not wishing to mar this, 

 I removed it, and searching through a box of 

 junk, found a scrap of aluminum about half as 



