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the line is not twisted. In playing a fish the blades will 

 reverse so that weeds are not liable to catch on them. They 

 show decided improvement in every way. The spoons are 



especially neat and of small size, just what I have advo- 

 cated for years. 



Abbey & Imbrie have patented a novel trolling device, 

 with single hook, called the " ghost," made of aluminum, 

 and constructed on entirely new principles. Its rotary mo- 

 tion may be regulated by curving or straightening the fins. 

 It revolves freely upon the slightest motion, and is es- 

 pecially recommended for surface trolling or shallow water. 

 They also furnish single-hook casting and trolling-spoons, 

 and weedless casts. 



H. E. Stewart & Co., Chicago, have patented and manu- 

 facture two novelties called the " pilot," and " turn-a-frog." 

 The former has two pair of aluminum wings, at right 

 angles with each other, with a swivel at each end. It is 



