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washed and kept clean. When lunch and tackle are 

 carried the compartments should be separate, as in 

 the " Hold-All " bag, originated by Messrs. Foster 

 Brothers, of Ashbourne. In this there are really two 

 bags in one, entirely separate, and either or both can 

 be used. 



A good shoulder strap is indispensable. With a 

 heavy bag or creel a poor thin strap across the 

 shoulder will have a short life and is very uncom- 

 fortable. The " Facile " pattern is undoubtedly the 

 best for ease and comfort in a day's fishing, and has 

 the advantage of a strap that goes round the waist, 

 on which a gaff hook or handle may be clipped, and 

 which will also keep the bag or basket steady and in 

 position. 



FLY AND TACKLE CASES. 



Hooks are awkward things to have lying about. 

 They should be so kept that the wings and hackles 

 are not crushed. A pocket box with spring clips or 

 holders fulfils this purpose. Fly books are now 

 obtainable with partitions for eyed flies, so arranged 

 that the flies cannot be crushed; and there are also 

 parchment pockets for flies on gut, tackles, scissors, 

 tweezers, etc. 



Transparent lidded boxes are much in favour, and 

 a box equipped with tweezer and felts in the lid is 

 very useful and compact. That well-known sports- 

 man, Mr. H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, introduced a pair 

 of combined tweezers and cutters which will cut the 

 gut short and more neatly than the average pair of 

 scissors. 



Cast dampers are generally of the round variety 

 with felts inside. The edges should be protected so 



