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quirements in tackle for the various branches of the 

 piscatorial art. 



An advertiser in the angling columns of the 

 Bazaar, Exchange and Mart recently offered his kit 

 for sale, consisting of salmon, trout and combination 

 rods, tuna rods, reels, etc. One reel cost 15 guineas 

 (1914) and carries 2,700 feet of line. This outfit cost 

 150. Contrast the size of reel that would carry 

 2,700 feet of line with the fine and short blow lines 

 and light reel of the bottom fisher, and the tremendous 

 variety offered may be more easily realised. Sportsmen 



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sometimes carry a number of rods; in fact, an angler 

 visitor known to the writer was said to take sixty 

 rods with him. He evidently collected them as some 

 well-known golfers collect clubs. 



Among sundries there are a number of articles 

 designed for the health and convenience of anglers, 

 and perhaps those that guard against exposure to 

 damp and its resultant ills are the most useful. A 

 ground seat that folds into four sections to go into 

 the pocket is invaluable, and a pocket folding camp 

 stool is very useful when out fishing for the day. 

 Those subject to rheumatism will find a leather knee- 

 cap or pad ample protection against the damp ground 

 when kneeling to adjust tackle or keeping out of sight 



