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the swivels is insured ; and all approach to 

 kinking prevented. 



If any of my readers will tie their leads 

 upon this principle, I will guarantee that 

 they may trail a bait (the severest test that 

 can he applied) for twenty miles if necessary, 

 without a single twist taking place above the 

 leads: So much for kinking, the spinner's 

 bete noire. 



Loss or PISH. 



Another objection already alluded to is 

 the large proportion of fish that escape after 

 being once struck. The average of such 

 losses has been computed at from fifty to 

 sixty per cent., and that estimate is under 

 rather than over the mark, as will be dis- 

 covered by any one who takes the trouble 

 of keeping a register. 



This undesirable result is mainly attribut- 

 able to the large number of hooks and 

 triangles the latter ranging from three to 



