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always damped and ready for use ; and of a further modification 

 of the same idea as regards casting lines by means of a succession 

 of circular tin boxes, fitting one within the other, and coated with 



THE "LATH AN" CAST BOX. 



felt which may be kept either wet or dry. The outside box 

 measures 3^ inches in diameter by i^ in height, so that it is not at 

 all unwieldy or over-large for pocket or pannier. To the fly- 

 fisher using gut flies this ought to prove really valuable, as he 

 can thus carry half a dozen casts already damped for use, should 

 he want a change. 



THE "SAFETY" CAST BOX. 

 Another ingenious novelty is the ' safety cast box,' made by 



