Fig. 27 



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the gut when knotting up the cast or attaching the 

 fly, and a short, heavy weapon to give the trout 

 its quietus when landed, are almost all 

 necessities. Messrs. Hardy have united 

 all these in the little implement shown in 

 Fig. 27, which is styled the " Curate 

 (Registered No. 557672)." In this A is 

 -n the cover of the paraffin reservoir, B the 

 stiletto, used to apply the paraffin or clear 

 the eye of the hook, C the paraffin reser- 

 voir, and E the gut-cutter. 



The forceps are specially useful for ex- 

 tracting the hook from a fish's mouth 

 without injuring the dressing of the fly, 

 and the use of it will save the life of 

 many undersized fish which can be re- 

 turned to the water. 



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