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THE PISHING GAZETTE 
[jNIA lien 4, 1893 
A CAPITAL LINE DRYING 
MACHINE. 
Improved dy Major J. P. Trauerse. 
Major John P. Traherne, to whom salmon and 
other anglers are so much indebted for 
valuable hints and suggestions, many of p. 
which have been published in the Fishing f 
Gazette, very kindly sends us an improved 
Line Drying Machine, made for him by 
Messrs. Chas. Parlow and Co,, 191, Strand, 
London. We say “ improved ” because 
^lajor Traherne informs us that he first saw 
an affair of the kind in use at some fishing 
hotel he was staying at; he found it answered 
so admirably and was so simple that he had 
one made so that it could be taken to pieces W 
and packed up in a box. From the illustra- 
tion we give it will be seen that the machine 
will dry three lines at once. All you have 
to do is to fix your reels in the reel plate 
holder, as shown in the illustration, then fasten 
the line to one of the large reels, and put 
the peg through it into the axle-tree, wind off 
as much line as requires to be 'dried; then 
put another reel on to wind on to one of the 
large reels, and peg it as before. To wind the 
line off the salmon reel on to the large drying 
reel you turn the handle, and the reel which is 
pegged revolves and takes on the line. The 
centre of bait will bear the strain of the heaviest 
fish.” 
The bait is made of coiled wire (like those 
excellent ventilated American spring garters so 
much appreciated by the ladies), it is flexible, 
very neat and attractive in appearance, strong 
THE ^^SERPENTANIC” BAIT 
(PATENTED). 
Back View, to show how the Bait will bend. 
Line Drying Machine 
(Improved by Major J. P. Traherne). 
other reels do not revolve (until pegged), so that 
it is perfectly easy to wind on or wind off a line 
from any of the three reels without interfering 
with the others; by putting in three pegs you 
can wind off three lines at once from three reels. 
It is a very simple, practical, strong affair, 
just the thing for such a place as Major Traherne 
first saw it used at, viz., an angler’s hotel, or any 
fishing quarters. , 
Side View, straight, as it is wiie.n in use. 
and well made, and of either silver or gold 
colour. 
In the case of a trout, pike, salmon, or other 
fish taking held of this bait, the teeth would hang 
in the wire coils and the bait would be a very 
difficult one to get rid of. 
Any angler who uses an artificial spinning bait 
will, we feel sure, take to this directly he sees it. 
NEW COLLAPSIBLE FISH '^PARCEL 
POST BOXES. 
Registered No. 195,506, 
Many an angler must often have wished after a 
good day’s fishing that he had some strong, venti¬ 
lated, respectable-looking boxes in which to send 
away his fish to friends. Reed baskets are all very 
well for big fish, but for, say, a brace and a-half of 
trout between three-quarters of a pound and two 
pounds they are not good. The railway porters 
have a way of banging them about so that the 
fish are often bruised and battered out of shape. 
Messrs. Charles Parlow and Co., 191, Strand, 
London, showed us recently some collapsible 
We have received from Messrs. W. Bartleet 
and Sons, of Abbey Mills, Redditch, a new bait, 
for which we predict a great run. The advan¬ 
tages claimed for it by the inventors and pro¬ 
prietors are set forth as follows : “ This bait has 
been designed to meet a generally expressed want 
by all classes of anglers for a perfectly flexible 
metal bait. 
“ The ‘ Serpentanic ’ bait has the perfect out¬ 
line of the ‘ Phantom.’ Its body being con¬ 
structed of special spring wire, of rust-proof 
composition, closely coiled, will bend in any and 
every direction, and yet retain its original shape 
—thus giving it a most alluring appearance. 
And although made in metal, very durable, it 
will, from its special construction, readily give 
to the strike of a fish. 
“The ‘ Serpentanic ’ bait is made in the follow¬ 
ing (six) sizes, viz.: din., tllin., 3in., :!|in., -tin., 
and 4Jin. 
“The tail, which is soft, is made of protected 
rubber. 
“ The bait is mounted with rust-proof trebles. 
“The gut or gimp b'ing carried through the 
CoLLArsiBLE Fisii Box Collapsed.. 
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Collapsible Fish Box as it is when Fi&wrsnrrTi 
BY THE Strings. 
boxes for sending fish about the country in, by- 
post or rail, which struck us as being- simpfy- 
admirable. They are attractive in appeswance;. 
ventilated, very strong, collapsible, and each i& 
provided with strings to hold it together in box. 
shape when wanted for use. These boxes- are 
made in three sizes, and are very moderate in 
price, in fact we liked them so much that wo 
ordered a dozen of the medium size for use in the 
coming May-ily season. 
The illustrations show the box “ collapsed,” as 
it is when a lot are packed together, and also as 
it is when in use. It is an excellent invention. 
laltontaM 
Much incredulity has been expressed relative 
to the Thames Fishery Bye-laws having been 
passed by the conservators in the form, the out¬ 
lines of which were indicated last week in the 
Fishing Gazette. At this I am not surprised, for 
if the little conferences between the conservators 
and the delegates from the two large 
associations of London anglers were rightl}’’ 
reported, the conservators had not kept 
faith with those delegates. No doubt they 
were courteous, kind, and considerate, as 
stated in the reports ; but we have to judge 
men by their deeds and not by their words. 
Were the statements in these pages last 
week correct ? I wish I wei e in a position to 
say it was all a mistake. Unfortunatel}^ it 
is the melancholy truth that the bye-laws, 
in the form indicated, were prepared by the special 
committee of the conservators and passed by the 
whole board, and will, I have reason to suppose, 
be found, published in full, in the Times of to-day. 
What are we anglers who have the welfare of 
the Thames fisheries at heart to do ? The answer 
is a simple one. We must sink all personal feel¬ 
ing, trouble no longer concerning minor differ¬ 
ences of opinion on the exact length of roach or 
pike, and stand shoulder to shoulder in a gallant 
and determined attempt to defeat the proposals 
Yvhich are now made to give a particular class of 
persons the power to ruin (the word is not too 
strong) the upper Thames fisheries. Why should 
there be separate legislation at all for the owners 
of private fisheries P Is it not enough that the 
persons who own fisheries in the Thames have 
the power to exclude the public from waters in 
which they have angled, without interference, 
for so many years, and on which thousands of 
pounds of public money have been spent in the 
cause of fishery preservation ? Why, I should 
like to know, should any of these persons be 
given power to net, night-line, snatch and harrass 
in almost all possible ways the fish in the fishery 
they claim, to- the detriment of the adjoining 
waters, whether public or private ? This netting 
idea is new to the upper Thames. So far as it 
might be carried cn in the river just above 
Staines, it would injure the waters of the T.A.P.S. 
It is an invention of the conservators. I cannot 
believe that if the true facts of the case are laid 
before Her Majesty in Council that the bye-laws 
will be approved. _ 
The crisis is a serious one, and let all anglers 
remember that we stand to lose unless we are all 
absolutely unanimous on this subject, and as 
regards the netting and night-lining, it will be 
an extraordinary thing if we are not unanimous. 
My adviee, and I speak with some experience of 
both fishery law and fishery preservation, is to 
care no longer about minor matters of detail, but 
one and all join with one voice in opposing this 
abominable innovation which the conservators 
are attempting to force upon us, to the detriment 
of all Thames fisheries, whether public or private. 
If I am not very much mistaken, not a few owners 
or claimants of private fisheries will join with us. 
There is to be a public meeting. I earnestly 
hope that every man who cares the least for the 
welfare of the Thames will attend and sign the 
petition which will, doubtless, be prepared for 
presentation to Her Majesty in Council. 
I WANT, this week, to say a word about Mr. 
Willis Bund, the barrister who was instructed by 
the solicitor of the conservators to draft these 
bye-laws. There is no keener preserver of fish 
in the kingdom than Mr. Bund, no one more 
enthusiastic on the subject. I have not the least 
hesitation in saying that if he had been given a free 
hand in the matter that there would have been 
little in the bye-laws to which we could have 
taken exception. But a professional man has to 
act according to his instructions; he is paid for 
doing certain work and he has to do it as he is 
toid to do it. Let that bo remembered when 
attempts are made to shift the odium of this 
affai-r from the shoulders of the conservators 
on to him. Naturally a man unacquainted with the 
upper Thames might make a few technical errors. 
