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he emptied out the water and rubbed the inside of the 

 boots with a dry cloth to remove as much of the re- 

 maining moisture as possible. Then he took sheets 

 of newspaper and placed them on the hot stove until 

 they scorched (they turn brown and give forth a 

 " burned " odor when sufficiently heated) and 

 crammed my boots full of this warm material. In 

 a remarkably short time they were dried perfectly. 

 Heating oats, bran or sand and using in the same way 

 is also recommended but the newspaper treatment 

 is the best I have ever seen so I pass the idea along. 

 Parenthetically, you will note that I do not recom- 

 mend a grain sack for holding fish, in the chapter on 

 tackle ! 



As soon as the angler reaches his fishing grounds he 

 should remove his waders from the suit case or duffle 

 bag and hang them up. Do not pack waders that are 

 wet as they are liable to rot. As soon as the angler 

 reaches home he should hang the waders in the open 

 air until they are thoroughly dried. Do not roll them 

 up when storing them between seasons. 



Boots or waders with a leak are worse than useless. 

 The best way to locate a puncture is to blow up each 

 boot or wader leg with a tire pump and submerge in 

 a tub of water when small bubbles will tell where the 

 trouble is. The poorest way to find a leak is to have 

 a trickle of icy water tell you about it. 



A leak can be patched by either inserting a rubber 

 plug, such as is used for patching tires, or by a round 

 patch put on with tire cement. The quick repair discs, 



