CHAPTER VIII 



FISHING TACKLE— WHAT TO SELECT 



Necessary tackle. 



Study and practice will 

 give the skill tliat makes a 

 successful fislierman, but the 

 greatest necessity is to have a 

 proper outfit of tackle, and a 

 thorough knowledge of how 

 and when to use it. Therefore, before attempting to 

 explain the methods of catching the various kinds 

 of fish described in the preceding chapters, it ^vill 

 be well to explain fully the angler's outfit. This 

 subject being made clear, any reference to the dif- 

 ferent items mentioned will be readily understood. 



The term " fishing tackle " covers all the various 

 and numerous things used and required in catching 

 fish. The items of rods, reels, lines, and hooks alone 

 do not complete the list — in fact, they are but a be- 

 ginning. Numerous small things must be provided, 

 for the absence of a single one of them may prevent 

 a day's fishing. 



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