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That is, there are two bags, in fact, buttoned together at the 
side edges: one bag, of strong waterproof cloth, fitted with a 
flap, and the other—the inner one—with the mouth left open, 
so to speak, although kept practically closed when carried 
by the combined action of its own weight and that of the 
shoulder-straps passing through two metal rings at the top. 
One of the bags can be used for carrying fish, the other for 
THE FREKE FISHING BAG. 
(Another illustration, carrying a fish.) 
tackle, lunch, &c, ; or, at a pinch, both may be used for fish. 
The bag without the covering flap is moreover so constructed 
that if an unexpectedly large fish be caught its head and tail will 
project through the openings left at the top of the sides. 
The ‘ Usk’ basket, made by Farlow, which is carried over the 
shoulder of the attendant by means of a stout handle, some two 
feet long, resting on a leather shoulder-pad, is the best special 
arrangement I have met with for the purpose. A basket of 
this form 32 inches long by about 15 deep will carry half-a- 
dozen moderate-sized salmon or pike comfortably—the com- 
fort including that of the attendant, on whose shoulders the 
mechanical adjustment of the crutch or handle, having a soft 
leather shoulder-pad under it, makes it sit as lightly as possible. 
In deciding upon the question of basket cr bag I personally 
