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oiled rag; those that are rusted should be thrown away. 

 All tackle, in short, should be kept neat and clean. It is 

 a great pleasure to the angler to overhaul his tools and 

 tackle several times during the winter, to see that every 

 thing is all right. A little attention to these details, and 

 a following of the advice given in this chapter, will more 

 than repay the angler for the price of this book, and may 

 inculcate habits of order and economy in the novice 

 which will certainly promote his pleasure and happiness, 

 and may save him many a dollar if applied to other walks 

 in life. 



PAETING WOEDS. 



If this book should be the means of making a single day 

 happier in the life of any angler, or of making some 

 crooked things straight to the young hand, or of saving the 

 life of one bass that might have been otherwise killed by 

 illegitimate means or sacrificed to unworthy motives, I 

 shall be glad that it is written; for these considerations 

 alone, and not for any personal profit or aggrandizement 

 has it been penned. 



And though there have been rods, and reels, and lines, 

 and other articles of tackle named for me by enthusiastic 

 friends, the honor itself has been my only and suflicient 

 recompense, for I assure the reader that I have never re- 

 ceived, and would scorn to accept, any pecuniary fee or re- 

 ward for any thing devised by myself, or made prominent 

 by my efforts, for black bass fishing. 



My sole aim and intention has been to elevate the black 

 bass as a game-fish, and to provide suitable tackle for its 

 pursuit and capture, and to inculcate a more healthful and 

 humane and gentlemanly spirit among anglers. 



