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strain. I have for years used when in a dilemma 
of this kind a very effective clearing ring, or 
“messenger,” patented by Watson and Hancock of 
Holborn, the claws of which can with a little 
practice be made to hold the mussels and drag 
away the whole bunch. This serviceable ring will 
screw on the long handle of your landing-net, or 
can be used from a boat with a cord. The former 
is, however, preferable when the distance is not too 
great. 
A Bass-pooL ON THE ARUN. 
(From a photograph by J. While, Littlehampton.) 
