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FOREST AND STREAM 
JULY , 1917 
I T is not all of fishing to fish—the day 
has gone by when the big string or the 
heavy game bag is the thing that counts. 
Angling, always the gentle art, appeals to 
the sportsman who enjoys the nicer ways 
of pitting his skill against the fish’s—who 
lands his game with a featherweight rod 
and a barbless hook, and feels he is giv¬ 
ing the fish a fighting chance. To whip 
a stream under trying conditions, to make 
a big trout rise to a dry fly deftly laid 
across a glassy pool, is enough of joy to 
the real fisherman. 
We handled a little rod in one shop, 6 
feet long and weighing one ounce or under, 
made in two pieces with extra tip, of high¬ 
est Leonard quality handmade split bam¬ 
boo, with mountings of 
hand drawn German sil¬ 
ver. Think of the joy 
of striking a good fish 
with such a rod! The 
cost was $6o—but what 
of the cost to the angler 
whose joy is light 
tackle ? Casts of over 
seventy feet have been 
made with these rods, 
and while they are the 
lightest ever made, they 
are an article for regu¬ 
lar sale and not a toy, 
having been used with 
perfect success in Maine 
and Canada on heavy 
fish. The cost includes an 
aluminum carrying case. 
Every fisherman knows his line will give 
much better satisfaction and last longer if 
dried out thoroughly after using. But it 
is a troublesome job, and a little affair 
known as the “Troubless” drier is the best 
we have ever found to do it for you. It 
folds flat, is easily carried, fits into the 
butt joint of any rod and takes the line off 
your own reel onto a large spool, made of 
steel copper-plated. The whole operation 
of winding the line on or off the reel takes 
but a few minutes and will increase the 
life of your line materially. The price 
is 75 cents. 
Another appealing bit of 
tackle was shown us in a 
casting line of braided all¬ 
silk, a special mottled green 
color; much the same as 
water plants in lakes and 
streams, making it almost 
invisible. It is a wonderful 
line for the bait caster and 
has a breaking strain of 
twenty-two pounds. Hun¬ 
dred-yard spools cost $2—a 
line that should give satis¬ 
faction to every bass fisherman. 
Under some conditions, bass fishing is 
not all joy. To enjoy a pipe and have 
both hands free for casting would be im¬ 
possible were it 
not for the 
smoker’s head 
net: made of 
Brussels net¬ 
ting, it comes 
down over the 
hat crown, 
rests on the 
brim and drops 
down to the 
shoulders un¬ 
der the coat 
collar. It has a horse¬ 
hair window with self¬ 
closing valve, which al¬ 
lows the smoking of 
cigar or pipe in com¬ 
fort. To bid defiance to 
flies or mosquitoes at 
the small cost of one 
dollar should mean a ready sale for this 
article. 
Leaders of Knotless silkworm gut in 
three-foot lengths at 15 cents each and 
six-foot lengths at 25 cents attracted our 
attention. There are no knots or splices, 
and the leaders will not glare and are not 
affected by salt water. 
To meet the requirements of the bait 
caster, the newest Bristol steel rod is so 
arranged that the reel is brought very 
close to the grip, enabling the fisherman to 
thumb the reel without tiring his hand. 
This is their first model made in steel 
strictly for bait casting Its price is $7. 
The real skill of bait casting (and the 
devotees of this fascinating form of fish¬ 
ing are many) lies as much in the reel as 
in the rod. In the improved “Blue Grass” 
reel a thumb rest has been added that en¬ 
ables the caster to thumb the line and at 
the same time to use the spool entirely 
full of line if so desired. It is beyond a 
doubt the best reel ever produced at the 
price, $7.50. The frame is of one piece 
seamless tubing, and is made of brass and 
German silver, with all pivots ground and 
polished. It w,ill hold 120 yards of line. 
HERE’S A LUCKY ROD 
Boa White, care Forest and Stream : 
Though a little late, I wish to express 
my thanks to you for so kindly looking 
after my order of the 24th. 
The rod came duly to hand, and seems 
excellent value for the money. I might 
say that it’s a lucky one, too. I took it 
out and tried it on a “fished-out” brcok a 
little ways from town, and got two 
) 4 -pound brook-trout, with an East wind 
blowing that made my fingers numb. , 
I shall probably avail myself of the privi¬ 
lege of using the TRADING POST again; 
and thanking you once more, I remain,— 
J. W. J. McManus. 
Sherbrooke, Que. 
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BOB WHITE, who conducts this department for Forest and Stream, will answer any 
inquiries and attend promptly to orders for articles described in the TRADING POST. 
Goods will be personally selected and sent prepaid on receipt of price. 
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