88 SALMON AND TROUT. 
with water, or entangling the tackle—is made of fine oiled, 
that is, ‘dressed’. silk. 
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FIG, 2, 
It will be readily seen that the 
shape of this net fa- 
Se yours its being carried 
in the position I have 
indicated, namely, un- 
der and behind the 
left arm —for which 
purpose, however, it is 
necessary that it should 
be limited in size, the 
limit being about 145 
inches between the 
projecting arms. But 
this allows ample space 
for netting a fish up 
to 2 or 3 lbs.—or, at 
a pinch, even more. 
The net engraved has 
a width of 1 foot, and 
is suitable for lighter 
fishing. 
The handle, with the 
net and suspending cord 
complete, are shown in 
the engraving (figs. 2 
and 3), where also the 
other dimensions of the 
net are given. a repre- 
sents the net ; B, the top 
connection ; C, the net- 
screw working in ferrule 
Eon net handle; D is 
a loose. movable metal 
band held by the pro- 
jecting rim, F (in later 
models moved up to C), 
out of hick it slips easily ; and Gis the exterior or lower half of 
