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THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



wrapping it round the line, and it is, I think, an improvement on 

 shot. It is sold by the Manchester Twine Spinning Company, 

 mentioned above. 



A landing-net is exceedingly useful in landing large fish, for fish 

 often break away with a last desperate effort, just as the angler is 



DISGORGER, LANDING-NET, AND FLY-RETRIEVER. 



about to seize them, or the bank may be so encumbered with weeds 

 or bushes that they cannot be lifted out ; in such cases the landing- 

 net may be slipped under them, and they may be lifted out with 

 safety. 



A^a^is simply a large hook at the end of a handle, and is also 

 used for landing fish by inserting the hook into the gills, or plung- 

 ing it into the shoulder of the fish. 



DRAG-HOOK. 



CLEARING-RING, 



A disgorgcr is a piece of bone or metal forked at one end, and 



