ROD AND TACKLE 



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Fig. 26 





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Where, as usual on chalk-streams, the fish run 



large, a landing-net is a neces- 

 Landing-net. sity, and all the leading tackle 



makers make nets with a turn- 

 over to hang in a sling. A strong, large, rigid hoop 

 to the net, a net of 

 moderately large 

 mesh, and as long 

 and as strong a 

 handle as possi- 

 ble are desirable. 

 1 should advise 

 the fisherman 

 when purchasing 

 a landing-net, or 

 in fact any other 

 part of his rod and 

 tackle, to go to 

 a first-rate manu- 

 facturer and select 



the very best, which as a rule is the highest priced 

 one. It is true economy to do this, as inferior tackle 

 (and most cheap tackle is inferior) is far more costly and 

 less satisfactory in the end than the best. 



A small bottle of paraffin to waterproof the flies, a 



means of applying the paraffin, 

 The "Curate." a stiletto to clear the eye of 



the hook, a pair of forceps for 

 picking them out of their compartment, or for extract- 

 ing them from the fish's mouth, an implement to cut 



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