BAIT AND TACKLE BOX. 



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inches long, by three and a half inches broad, and two 

 inches deep, with a transverse partition across the middle 

 of the depth, so as to divide it into two separate and dis- 

 tinct boxes, combined in one ; and having each a lid 

 opening in opposite directions. One of the compart- 

 ments is destined to contain minnows for baits, of which 

 it will hold enough for a long day's fishing, while the 

 other is divided into compartments as shown in Fig. 23, 

 for the purpose of holding the tackle. 



5 in: . 

 FIG. 23. MINNOW-FISHING Box. 



The above will be found a very handy magazine for 

 both baits and tackle, and relieve the angler of a con- 

 siderable deal of incumbrance, by making one box do 

 the duty of two. 



WHEN AND WHERE TO USE THE MINNOW. 



He who slumbers away the best hours of the morn- 

 ing in bed, will only arrive at the river-side to find to 

 his chagrin almost every stream taken possession of by 

 some one more wide-awake than himself, and every 



