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FOREST AND STREAM 
May, 1920 
^ THE SMITH GUN 
' The Gun that Speaks For Itself” 
Has Told its Own Story for 35 Years 
Both first (Mr. G. W. Lorimer, Troy, O.) and second 
(Mr. W. E. Gordon, Mobile, Ala.) in the Grand 
American Handicap, 1919— Smith One Barrel. 
High amateur to April 1st 1919 (Mr. J. B. Troeh, 
Portland, Oregon) official average 97, 25^— Smith 
double, with Hunter One Trigger. 
Get back of a Smith and you will under- 
stand why we prefer to let the gun say: 
“That's the Smith Story" 
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a silken strand Holds him! But grad- 
ually the relentless strain of the rod be- 
gins to tell. Fighting feebly to the last, 
he is led alongside the boat. How beauti- 
ful he looks down there in the cool depths, 
his home. You cannot quite check a 
twinge of regret. He’s quite still now, 
worn out, no doubt. You reach down 
your hand to grasp him. A mad whirl, a 
plunge! — he’s gone! That’s fisherman’s 
luck! Well, it is probably for the best, 
after all; for “it is not all of fishing to 
catch fish.” 
THE OLD FISH BASKET 
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Repairs of this nature are simple, and 
easily made. But a more serious situa- 
tion is confronted when parts of the bas- 
ket or cover must be replaced. These 
are usually the willow wrapping at the 
back of the cover, which is under ^ome 
strain in use, and the broad wrappings 
at the bottom of the basket, which hold 
the foundations together. 
The heavy braided linen trolling line 
comes in handily here. Detach the cover, 
if this needs attention because of broken 
or lost wrappings at the top, and, be- 
ginning about half an inch down from 
the upper edge at one end, pass the cord 
tightly around and over the willow rod 
forming the top of the frame of the cover 
and then down through the woven 
splints, three or four rows down. Pull 
the windings snugly to bring the posts of 
the cover closely against the top rod, 
using a knife blade or an embroidery 
stilletto to force the splints apart, when 
necessary. About halfway between each 
two posts, extend the windings, two or 
three times, about three or four rows 
farther down, and pull these especially 
tight to secure sufficient rigidity. Carry 
the windings along the entire top of the 
cover and down about half an inch over 
the other end. Fasten by slipping the 
end of the line under the last three or 
four rows of windings, pull tight, and cut 
off close up. 
Broken or missing wrappings of the 
split willow at the bottom of the basket 
may be replaced in the manner described 
for the cover. If, as is often the case, 
only a few wrappings in the center of the 
bottom are missing, you may, if you 
wish, take out just enough more to se- 
cure the placing of the line symmetrical- 
ly, and make your winding a sort of orna- 
ment. 
Cleaning is the next step. But, if the 
top was removed for repairs, it should 
be hinged on again in the fashion de- 
scribed. Some heroic measures must be 
employed to cleanse the creel thoroughly 
of all dirt and odor. To do this, make a 
solution of a tablespoon of washing soda 
(salsoda) to each gallon of water, in a 
dish large enough to allow the basket 
to be entirely submerged. 
Put the creel in to soak for at least 
two or three hours, scrubbing it from 
time to time with a stiff-bristled brush. 
Lift it out occasionally, and souse it up 
and down. When it looks white and 
clean, remove the basket from the soda 
solution and rinse it thoroughly, prefer- 
