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and fill up with hot lead as before. Mark the weight 

 on them with any sharp-pointed instrument. 



Basket. 



The basket for boat-fishing should be of oblong 

 square form, divided one-third from the end by a 

 basket-work partition. Place the lines and other 

 gear in the small compartment, and the fish in the 

 large. Let your basket have a couple of coats of 

 paint when new, and it will be found exceedingly 

 convenient to stow away a rough suit of tweed, strong 

 shoes without nails, and a stock of woollen stockings 

 in, when you move from place to place. 



Gaff. 



Never start without your gaft, which for boat-work 

 should be made of a cod or hake hook, lashed fast 

 with waxed twine to a handle about two feet six inches 

 long, which is best made of ash or hickory. 



Hooks. 



Great disappointment and inconvenience is often 

 experienced in consequence of the different numbers 

 made use of to distinguish hooks of particular makes 

 being confused. Therefore it will be well, in ordering, 

 to observe the plan followed out in this work, and 



