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THE RIGHT IMPLEMENTS AND METHODS 



Their Impoktance foe, Suke Success 



Among the numerous kindly letters received 

 from anglers who have succeeded in catching fish 

 with nature lures there are several from anglers 

 who failed, and made inquiries as to why they did. 

 There may be others having similar experience, and 

 it is to these — if there be any — that I would like to 

 point out a way to sure success. As all of my 

 nature lures are made to float, they must of neces- 

 sity be constructed of lightweight materials; and 

 this makes it imperative that certain methods be 

 strictly comphed with for general success. 



I am aware that most anglers act upon the 

 assumption that they are skilful enough, when they 

 get a lure, to know how to use it without instruc- 

 tion from anybody. But in the case of an entirely 

 new idea — in fact, a complete revolution of existing 

 methods — it seems to me advisable to take some 



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