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plan, with lock joint, as the expensive English whalebone 

 collapsing net-ring. An advantage of this ring is that the 

 net can be left on when 

 folded. The " I-D-L " 

 ehort-handled net ring 

 is made on the same 

 plan by the same firm. 

 It is coated with rub- 

 ber enamel, and has a 

 rubber elastic cord by 

 which it is carried 



over the shoulder. It will be seen that it is not necessary 

 to remove the cord from the shoulder when landing a fish, 

 owing to its stretching enough to allow this to be done. 

 The wooden frame short-handled net made by The T. H. 



Chubb Eod Co., 

 though not col- 

 lapsing, is a 

 very handy 

 style of net for 

 wading. It has 

 a rubber cord to 

 go over the 

 shoulder. When not in use the net can be carried on the 

 back, entirely out of the way. 



A very useful article is a minia- 

 ture dip-net for dipping minnows 

 out of the bucket. It is furnished 

 by Abbey & Imbrie, complete, at a 

 very moderate price. 



Minnow-Nets and Traps. 



Por catching minnows for bait-fishing, the most expe- 

 ditious way is to use a linen or cotton minnow-seine, from 



