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FOREST 
AND STREAM 
June, 1918 
HERE’S A TREAT FOR ANGLERS 
NESSMUK FISHING EQUIPMENT 
NESSMUK 
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We have obtained the exclusive right to market the articles of Fishing Tackle recommended by the famous 
"NESSMUK" in his book on "WOOIX'RAFT"—a new edition of which is being published this year, and which we are 
in a position to furnish at the publisher's price of $1.00. We give herewith a description of articles now available. We 
shall add to these articles, as market conditions permit, other equipment he recommends that are not included now. 
Anglers will find all goods under the "NESSMUK" Trade Mark are the very best obtainable at the prices and that, they 
are particularly effective and useful for the different purposes for which they are made. 
NESSMUK 
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SPLIT BAMBOO RODS. 
Semi-handmade of Extra Selected Imported Bamboo—of which, only the hard resilient outside fibre is used. 
Special attention has been paid to attain proper action and power in these Rods. All metal parts are of 18% 
Nickel Silver, and the ferrules are hand-welded. The handle is made of solid cork rings. Each Rod has an extra tip 
and is put up in a cloth covered wood form and bag. The "Nessmuk" Rods are wound by hand. Of mottled black 
and white silk, tipped with green, and finished with several coats of Special Rod Varnish. 
"Nessmuk” Rods are made in four patterns. 
No. N. T. L. Light Fly—length, SV 2 ft.; weight, about 4% oz.—For Trout Brook Angling. 
No. N. T. H. Heavy Fly—length. 9% ft.; weight, about 5% oz.—For Trout Lake and for Black Bass. 
No. N. B. Bait Rod—length, 7V& ft.; weight, about 7% oz.—For Trolling and Stillfishing. 
No. N. B. C. Bait Caster—length, 5% ft. ; weight, about 5% oz.—Made in the short butt, long tip style with Agate 1st 
Guide and Tips. 
$10.00 Each. 
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BUCKTAIL SPINNERS. 
For All Game Fish. 
Made of Untrimmed Bucktail Hair (when trimmed, Bucktail loses half its effectiveness, as the wiry, crawly, thin 
end of the hair is gone). Bucktail Hair is superior to any other material for the making of lures of tliis type This 
for the reason that when wet the hairs spread, wiggle and look more life-lika than is the case with hairs from the 
rabbit, squirrel and other animals, or even than feathers. These substitutes invariably mat and appear dull and lifeless 
the moment they become wet; while on the other hand the Bucktail Hair is just the reverse—it does not look so well 
when dry, but when in the water has the proper, real life-like effect; and after all, it is the appearance of the lure in 
the water that counts. Aside from the greater luring qualities of the Bucktail Hair, this tvpe of bait possesses greater 
durability and can stand the wear and tear of hard, continuous work far better than feathers, etc. Finished off at the 
top with a little gold plated metal Spinner which adds considerably to the attractiveness of the Bait 
MADE IN TWO SIZES. 
MADE IN THREE STYLES. 
Brown—Hair Wings with Red Silk Body. 
Grayish—Hair Wings with Yellow Silk Body. 
Blackish—Hair Wings with Yellow Silk Body. 
SPECIAL PATTERNS TO ORDER. 
Bass—on Size 1/0 O’Shauglinessv Hooks, 
each . 50c. 
Trout—on Size 6 O'Shaughnessy Hooks, 
each .. 
FROG GANG. 
you ask. And I answer : “What ? Are you 
temperamental, too?” 
But in addition to that retort, I want to 
answer you frankly. Certainly the Frank 
Day rod is too heavy for a fly rod. So is 
any other rod excepting the fly rod itself. 
But the Frank Day rod is not heavy. The 
tip, made of cane, is exceedingly light— 
much lighter than a tip of bamboo, though 
bamboo is best. The base piece is light, 
too. You must remember that both, if 
made of cane, are hollow. A good Frank 
Day rod can be made to weigh less than 
nine ounces. 
George N. Mannfeld, of Indianapolis, 
one of the best-known anglers of Indiana, 
came down to Huntington, Ind., to address 
our sportsmen’s organization. When he 
saw one of the rods, he was politely in¬ 
terested. When he first held one of them, 
his exclamation was: “Why, isn’t it light?” 
We have spoken of this rod as if there 
were only one model. There are really 
two, one for streams and one for lakes. 
The stream rod is fairly stiff in the butt 
and rather willowy in the top joint. It is 
used chiefly for light plugs and spinners. 
The lake model has a stiffer tip, and is 
used for the heavy baits. Personally, I 
use the same rod for both lakes and 
streams; for I fish in lakes only when 
stream fishing is not available. 
As for lures, take any good spinner; put 
a one-hooked fly on the end of it; use a 
non-kinkable sinker in front; tie on your 
line and begin. 
This combination makes a long lure. 
The sinker itself is a part of it. Whether 
that is an advantage or a disadvantage, I 
do not know; but if you believe it a dis¬ 
advantage, the kink invented by E. M. 
Wasmuth, a Hoosier manufacturer who 
takes his fishing as seriously as his busi¬ 
ness and politics, will help you. Mr. Was¬ 
muth gets a tandem spinner. Then he rolls 
up a funnel of paper, fastening the point 
of the funnel at the lower end of the space 
between the blades and pours molten lead 
into the funnel. When the lead cools, he 
fashions it to suit himself, and thus he has 
a sinker that is a part of his spinner. 
Neither the Wasmuth kink nor the Frank 
Day rod is patented. You are welcome to 
them. But I think the day will come when 
both will arrive in the catalogues. 
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Made of Highest Quality Imported Hand Filed Hollow Point Sproat Hooks, and Best Double Imported Selected 
Spanish Gut. 
Lower Hook, Size 1/0; center Hook, Size 1, placed 1 inch above the lower one and at right angle to same- ton 
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IMPROVED FISH CULTURE 
T HIS year for the first time the Massa¬ 
chusetts Commissioners on Fisheries 
and Game will hold all the brook trout that 
have been hatched at the state hatcheries 
until they are large enough to take care of 
themselves before turning them into the 
streams. 
Years ago when fish culture was not far 
advanced it was only considered necessary 
to locate a hatchery where enough water 
could be had for hatching the eggs, the 
young fish often being liberated soon after 
they were out of the egg, and in many cases 
before they had begun to feed. Modern 
methods of fish culture require that the fish 
should be able to protect themselves to 
some extent if they are to live and grow 
up. Wherever new hatcheries have been 
built during recent years locations have 
been selected where a large volume of water 
was available for rearing the fish as well 
as for hatching, as nearly all prominent 
fish culturists today agree that better results 
are obtained by liberating good sized fish. 
