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separated, and the position of the bellows and air-conducting 

 tube. 



When grasping the handle of the can in the act of carrying, 

 the handle, so to speak, of the bellows (a) can be easily and 

 naturally worked by the thumb. The air pumped from the 

 handle is conveyed down a small tube (b) into the bottom of 

 the can, so that the aeration of the whole of the water must be 

 thoroughly effected. 



field's aerating bait-can. 



It is satisfactory to learn that a Diploma was awarded by 

 the late Fisheries Exhibition to Mr. Basil Field for his admirable 

 invention, for which the thanks of all pike-fishers are due. 



The cans are made at present in two sizes, — i gallon and 

 I5 gallon — and may be obtained from Mr. Henry Bawcombe, 

 2 Victoria Road, Holloway, N. 



For the catching of most of the so-called coarse freshwater 

 fish used as pike-bait already described, the ordinarj' circular 

 casting-net, familiar to haunters of the Thames, will be found 

 the most convenient implement. Some considerable aptitude 

 and not a little practice are, however, required in the use of 

 this net, and if the caster does not wish to be soaked through 

 to the skin in a few minutes he is recommended to take the 

 precaution of putting on an old waterproof to receive the net- 

 drippings instead of his own garments. 



