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FOREST AND STREAM 
March 23, 1912 
William Mills Son, 
21 Park Place 
NEW YORK CITY 
IF IT’S FISHING TACKLE, WE HAVE IT 
OUR NEW 208 PAGE CATALOG (ready about March 15 ), is the most complete and com¬ 
prehensive that we have ever issued. It is not only a “CATALOG,” but an ANGLER S 
ENCYCLOPEDIA. In addition to the list of goods and prices usually contained in cata¬ 
logs, it also includes: 
A NOVEL INDEX—giving lists of outfits necessary for the various kinds of Angling. 
A HUMOROUS ARTICLE ON ANGLING—BY HENRY GUY CARLETON, 
illustrated by “WALT” McDOUGALL. 
AN ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE ON ANGLER’S KNOTS and HITCHES. 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLY CASTING. 
This special catalog No. 112 nvill be sent Jree op all charges, by prepaid mail, 
on receipt of ^ cents in stasnps to conjer postage. 
SOLE AGENTS FOR H. L. LEONARD RODS 
The Rod You Will Eventually Buy 
SHADE 
THOS. J. CONROY 
Manufacturer and Dealer in 
Fine Fishing Tackle & Sporting Goods 
TARPON, TUNA and ALL SOUTHERN TACKLE 
28 
John Street 
New York 
True Anglers Use 
THE WILLIAMS BAHBLESS HOOK 
Bfcause it is guaranteed to catch and hold bettor tlian a 
barbed hook, p.nd you can remove the fish w.thout injury. 
Yearlings, spawn, and their killing wastes thousands of esgs. 
Does this mean anythinB to you? It means ruin to a elori- 
OHS sport. The Will ams Barbless Hook is a pcientific and 
practical lure, no mcclmninn, just its ingenious shape. 
Highest quality standard flies, $1.60 per dozen, and bait 
hooks 25 cents. Postpaid. 
LACEY Y. WILLIAMS, 36 Water Street. Oak Harbor, Ohio 
F or 1912 this folding i 
Landing Net Frame 
is made of ALUMINUM, i 
making it “a little” the 
BEST Net ever offered an 
Angler. With 20-inch 
square-bottom cord Net, 
by mail, $2.00. 
Orders for two or more by 
Express, prepaid. 
^^jjayoritejiook 
Substitute toe y 
If your dealer cannot sup¬ 
ply you, order one, you 
will like it. 
CARLOS G. YOUNG 
SOMarket St..San Franc isco.Cal. 
ARE BE5T 
6EMD FOR CATALOGUE 
CHAntES F. onvis 
/MANCHESTER VERMONT 
BEFORE THE DOCTOR COMES 
-USE — 
MANN’S EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND ACCIDENT CHEST 
Copyright, 1912, by Ernest G. Mann. 
For use before the doctor comes. All medicaments bear names 
and numbers; index plain and brief for quick, safe use. Chest 
handsome, ligrht, compact and portable. Put up for sportsmen 
generally, and campers and yachtsmen in particular. Price, 
$10.00 complete, f. o. b.. N. Y. Circular mailed on application. 
Manufactured and filled by 12 
E. G. MANN, Druggist 249 West Broadway, New York 
THE FISHING ROD OF QUALITY 
Anglers who purchase THOMAS RODS make no mis¬ 
take. These rods are made by hand from the very best 
grade of split bamboo, the fittings are German silver, and 
hard drawn. Every rod carries the maker’s guarantee. 
Fly or bait rods will be sent on approval, to be returned 
at makers’ expense if not satisfactory. Send for booklet 
illustrating and describing all sorts of rods for fresh and 
salt water fishing. 
F. E. THOMAS, 117 Exchange St., Bangor, Me. 
Make your own Minnow Trap 
by attaching to a Mason fruit jar or 
large bottle, a BRIGGS “LEADIN.” 
Can be carried in your pocket or 
tackle box. Made of transparent 
glass, weighs but 3K oz. Price 50c 
postpaid. Patent pending. 
A. C. BRIGGS CO. 
103 Bamlet Bldg., Detroit, Mich. 
A Good Deal to Dealers. 12 
THE BEST IS CHEAPEST 
THE CATALINA LINE SAVING 
SWIVEL 
Preserves the 
Line at Maxi¬ 
mum Strength 
Any knot or loop reduces strength of 
ine more than 25 ^. This swivel 
attaches so line never breaks at knot. 
Sinker so attached prevents any change of twist or kinking.^ More 
effective than gangs of other swivels. 3 for 30 cents, by mail direct. 
F. J. RABBETH ... - Redlands, Cal. 
Our Expert Casting Line 
Hard Braided of the Highest Grade of Silk. The strongest 
Line of its size in the World. Used by Mr. Decker in con¬ 
test with Mr. Jamison. Nuf sed. 
Every Line Warranted. 50°Yd. Spools* $1.00. 
Trout Flies 
18c 
30c 
60c 
65c 
rsc 
2.50 
for an assorted 
Regular price 
for an assorted 
Regular price 
for an assorted 
Regular price, 
for an assorted 
Regular price, 
for an assorted 
Regular price, 
for an assorted 
Regular price. 
Samples tor Trial-Send Us 
Quality A 
Quality B 
Quality C 
Bass Flies 
dozen. 
...,24c. 
dozen. 
...60c. 
dozen. 
...84c. 
dozen. 
.. .96c. 
Gauze Wing 
English Salmon 
Original and Genuln* 
OUDTOWN CANOES 
Introduced and made famous by us 
16 to 19 ft. 
The H. H. Kiffe Co., 
Catmlaigaia tree om ^plloaUom. 
525 Broadway, 
New York. 
FISHING 
TACKLE 
“SINCE 1861” 
This alone is a guarantee. A house 
whose policies have successfully stood 
the test of more than fifty years needs 
no further recommendation. Send a 
postal for our new 112-page Catalog E. 
IT’S FREE 
MARSTERS 
BROOKLYN, N. Y. City. 
J. F. 
51-53-55 Court St. 
Keepem Alive 
New invention— strongest and 
safest fish stringer—keeps your 
game fish alive. Patent hook 
with safety catch goes 
through both lips of fish—they 
don’t drown but swim. 
Absolutely Weedless— 
Solid Brass—Rustless. 
Each fish on a separate hook. Combined weight 
comes on shanks of the hooks, not on pins. No 
crowding, no smothering. Length 44 inches. 
Do not loosen your stringer to add the fish. 
Holds 75 pounds yet folds compactly. 
You can carry the Keepem-Alive in your pocket. 
It makes a good game stringer. Hooks are in- I 
terchangeable—more can be added. 
Write today for folder. Sold by all first-class dealers 
Patentd U.S. & Canada, or mailed anywhere, postpaid for_ 
Watkins Manufacturing Company, Howell, I”"*] 
Your Tackle Is Deficient 
Witliouf a 
Guaranteed Meek Reel 
Why Not Buy One Before Spend¬ 
ing Money on Inferior Reels ? 
CATALOG FREE 
B. F. MEEK & SONS me. Louisville, Ky. 
