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That is, there are two bags, in fact, buttoned together at the 

 side edges : one bag, of strong waterproof cloth, fitted with a 

 flap, and the other — the inner one — with the mouth left open, 

 so to speak, although kept practically closed when carried 

 by the combined action of its own weight and that of the 

 shoulder-straps passing through two metal rings at the top. 

 One of the bags can be used for carrying fish, the other for 



THE FREKE FISHING BAG. 



(Another illusiration, carrying a fish.) 



tackle, lunch, &c. ; or, at a pinch, both may l)e used for fish. 

 The bag without the covering flap is moreover so constructed 

 that if an unexpectedly large fish be caught its head and tail will 

 project through the openings left at the top of the sides. 



The ' Usk ' basket, made by Farlow, w^hich is carried over the 

 shoulder of the attendant by means of a stout handle, some two 

 feet long, resting on a leather shoulder-pad, is the best special 

 arrangement I have met with for the purpose. A basket of 

 this form 32 inches long by about 15 deep will carry half-a- 

 dozen moderate-sized salmon or pike comfortably — the com- 

 fort including that of the attendant, on whose shoulders the 

 mechanical adjustment of the crutch or handle, having a soft 

 leather shoulder-pad under it, makes it sit as hghtly as possible. 



In deciding upon the question of basket or bag I personally 



