2 FISHING TACKLE 



a chain at the weakest link, is just as culpably blame- 

 worthy as for a motorist to set out with petrol tank 

 unexamined and unfilled. 



The uncertainty of the weight the fish run is a 

 factor which adds keen zest to the sport, for there is 

 always the possibility of a record specimen being 

 hooked, and the tackle therefore should be capable of 

 holding larger fish than the average run of fish usually 

 taken. . 



Few sporting weapons have to stand the same 

 exposure to the elements as fishing tackle, or such 

 constant immersion in water, and it is thus easily 

 understood that by neglect it will speedily deteriorate. 

 Nevertheless, owing to skilled craftsmanship in the 

 making of the tackle, its strength and yet slender 

 diameter is often a source of wonder to those un- 

 initiated in the art of fishing. 



