958 
FOREST AND STREAM 
The first 
Casting 
Imitation 
of the Natural Food 
of the Black Bass 
No. 1809 C 
pj'XACTLY imitates live crab 
in color and motion. Floats 
while at rest, dives and zigzags 
when reeled in. Last season’s success proved this crab idea to be 
the sauciest lure and deadliest killer of all the Heddon inventions. 
The New “Baby Crab.’ 
No. 1909 C 
If not made by Hed- 
k don. its not 
, a Genuine 
Same in style, principle and action c 
except smaller. New double in¬ 
stead of triple hooks. Surerin 
hooking, more weedless and 
easier to cast—the Heddon 
masterpiecein effectiveness 
and all-round utility. 
Either style at # OEjp 
dealers or postpaid 
With variable line fastening to reg¬ 
ulate depth; Heddon non-cracking 
E orcelain enamel; patent hold-fast 
ook presentation. 
Send for beautiful, free catalog of 
Heddon*f Genuine Dowagiac Rods 
and Minnows, containing splendid • 
fish pictures and new fishing chart • 
James Heddon’s Sons, Box 17, Dowagiac, Mich. 
MFFIf PFFI Q are high - 
rlLLIi HLLLiiJ estinqual- 
ity and perfection. Won 
more trophies. 2 to 1. than 
all other reels combined. 
Write for Catalog 
B. F. Meek & Sons 
Louisville, Ky. 
Oil 
lYourGun 1 
with 3-in-0ne. 
Get it down into 
lock-action and break- 
joint. Wipe out barrel 
with it and rub liberally 
over outside to prevent rust. 
Nothing else keeps guns in such 
good shooting condition.. Crack 
shots are never without it. 
All dealers: 10c, 25c, 50c bottles; and 
Handy Oil Cans, that fit pocket, 25c. ! 
_ Avoid substitutes. 
FREE-Sample and Dictionary of uses. | 
--- M ^ 3-in-0ne Oil Co.. 112 New St. N Y. 
Don’t Let The 
Big Ones Get Away! 
Be sure you have a 
“BARNES” LANDING NET 
Thousands sold the past season 
and every one gave satisfaction. 
Folds to half length for easy 
carrying. Instantly extended 
and locked ready for use. Light, 
made of aluminum, strong and 
convenient. 
With Bro Cord Net.$2.25 
Green Net Waterproofed... 2.50 
Parcel Post prepaid 
If your dealer cannot supply 
you, order one. You will like it. 
CARLOS G. YOUNG 
320 Market St.. San Fran., Cal. 
THE CARE OF THE LINE 
ANGLERS AS A RULE DO NOT APPRECIATE THE NECESSITY OF KEEPING 
THEIR EQUIPMENT IN PROPER CONDITION —A FEW HINTS OF VALUE 
Also by Black Bass. 
T HE proper care of a braided silk line so 
that we may get the best use and the 
longest possible life from it is a problem 
that confronts all bait casters in time. 
If one fishes only once or twice a year one 
naturally expects to have a new line each spring, 
well knowing that a line can not be used a couple 
of times, soaked thoroughly and then placed 
away for a year and then used with expectations 
of good service at the expiration of that time, 
except as a “core” line. 
To one who uses a line in this way the sub¬ 
ject is not a very bothersome one, but to the man 
who fishes week in and week out during the open 
season it is a problem that often occasions a 
great deal of thought, not only on account of 
the expense attached to the continual purchase 
of a new line, but on account of the uncertainty 
as to the strength of it when we hook a big fel¬ 
low after the line has been used a number of 
times, and especially when we are told by the 
dealer that the only line from which good serv¬ 
ice can be secured is one that costs in the neigh¬ 
borhood of two dollars, that such a line will last 
longer and give a great deal more satisfaction. 
Before going any further it might be said 
that it is not at all necessary to pay such a price 
for a good line, there are some 1 casting lines, if 
used exclusively for this purpose, that will give 
just as good results and cost at the most one- 
fourth as much. Therefore, it would seem that 
it was foolish for one to pay a large sum for 
a line when one that will do as well, can be se¬ 
cured for much less money 
This is one of the few things used in fresh 
water fishing while a cheap article will do the 
service of a much more expensive one, in most 
other things the rule holds good that the most 
expensive is the cheapest in the end. 
Very likely we all know that a braided silk 
line must be thoroughly dried at the end of each 
trip, or if we do not know it, it is one of the 
first things that should be learned if the line is 
to last any length of time at all. 
To dry the line a line drier may be used, but 
only if one be in a hurry and has not time to 
spread it out in the open air and sunlight. 
When time is not a factor always stretch it 
out between a couple of trees or bushes so that 
the air may get at it for a few moments—a thin, 
soft braid line will not take more than ten min¬ 
utes to dry. 
After this, if the outfit can be left in some 
camp until the next trip, stretch the line between 
a (ouple of beams, or sticks nailed to the wall 
for the purpose and leave it there until again 
needed. Do not wind it on the reel unless neces¬ 
sary, it will weaken considerably in time if this 
is done. For this purpose the line drier is handy 
but it keeps the line pretty well bunched up, 
consequently rot is liable to set in even here. 
Then the line must not be twisted while in 
use. If one wishes to cast and troll two lines 
should be used, never use the casting line for 
trolling or it will be useless ever afterwards for 
further casting; a linen line is best for this 
purpose, a slight twist in it will do it very little 
harm where it would ruin the silk line. 
A casting line should be used for casting and 
for nothing else, regardless of the fact that it 
may be advertised as a “casting and trolling” 
line. A silk line is usually much too delicate 
and, when a cheaper one will serve the purpose 
just as well or ever better, much too expensive 
for trolling. 
But even were these considerations to be left 
aside, the two methods can not under any cir¬ 
cumstances be safely combined and it would be 
foolish to ruin a good line attempting it. 
Very often inquiries are made regarding a 
preparation for waterproofing a line, but with a 
silk casting line it is impossible to use any of 
these thorough waterproofing commodities with 
any degree of success and still retain the good 
casting qualities of the line. All the prepara¬ 
tions harden in time, rendering the line stiff, and 
a stiff line is an abomination to the bait caster. 
It will flare up at each cast regardless of the 
means used to prevent it from so doing, and 
