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times leading to the topsyturvying of its contents. With the 

 method of slinging by a double strap or webbing represented in the 



NEW METHOD OF CARRYING FISHING CREEL. 



engraving (repeated here for convenience-sake) these inconvenient 

 effects are rendered impossible. The shoulder-strap keeps the 

 basket from falling, and the waist-strap from shifting its position, 

 however erratic the gyrations of the wearer. Thus in order to 

 obtain a really satisfactory ' capsize,' it would be needful that the 

 fisher should stand on his head. . . 



The waist belt, besides adding to comfort and safety in the 

 manner described, operates to materially reduce the strain of the 

 weight by dividing and * distributing ' it. On the whole this 

 carrier and basket may be said to combine in a very high degree 

 all the requirements of the fly-fisher. 



How far the time-honoured wicker-work is to be regarded as 

 the best, or final, material for the construction of a fish-creel, may 

 be open to question. Creels of various other materials, such as 



