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that included 24-Rarat gold
plated hooks (why, we don't
know and every conceivable
type of live bait reproduced in
in lifelike soft plastic. These
include night crawler with a
simulated diamond choker, pre-
sumably for the discriminating
lunkerS.
The popularity of these plas-
tic bats has been growing for
a year or more and one manu-
facturer who recently moved
into a 10,000-square-foot plant
increased his personnel nearly
70 per cent and was operating
two shifts six days a week.
Bats Cheese Favored
One company is putting out
the Chee-Nip. soft plastic
nightcrawlers impregnated with
cheese odor. Another is intro
ducing the Squirm, a plastic
bait with six long worm-like
arms that should catch fish If
it doesn't scare 'em to death.
Among the several colors is
fluorescent orange.
There is continued trend,
too, in the manufacture of
more plastic rods, reels and
lines. Matched color rods and
reels, light in weight with
especial appeal for women, are
more numerous.
Wright & McGill, for ex-
ample, is putting out a 6l2 foot
spinning rod that weighs only
212 ounces. 1t may be used |
with either a lightweight or
standard sized spinning reel.
New Reels introduced
In reels, there are several
new editions of the popular
closed-face spin casting type.
Bronson has just introduced
the Regent, a heavy-duty. reel
that holds 1875 yards of Is
pound monofilament. 1t is
designed for either fresh or
salt water.
Langley has the Lynx, which
takes $50 yards of 1o-pound
monofilament and is said to be
the first to feature cross-wind
action at an economy price.
The swing toward using
monofilament on conventional
fresh water bait casting and
salt water surf casting reels is
being followed up by the
manufacturers.
Dupont has two new Siren
oval lines. The shape is said to
eliminate the tendency of coils
to slide over or slip under one
another or spring up to cause
a backlash when tension is
released.
New Line Ribbon Like
Sunset Fishing Lines is pro-
ducing a ribbon-like, fiat
shaped line from single-fila-
ment nylon. 1t also is said to
eliminate backla ashes and
ballooning on casts. {
Shakespeare also Is making
two new lines, one called BIC
Mono which is especially for .
bait casting and the other SIP
Mono for spinning. Diameter
Of the BIC Mono is said to be
so much smaller than braided
nylon that a bait caster can {
put so per cent more line on
his reel.
A rival to Sunsets ribbon I
like line is Berkley's Slim
Trilene. also made for bait and !
surf casting. {
For the lazy fisherman is the
Easy Fishin' Chair put out by i
Towser Products Of Creston, /
Iowa. 1t has adjustable rod ]
holders on each side and a )
built-in tackle box below.
Bait Initiates Duckling {
Another fishing product may
make duck lovers vince. It is
an imitation duckling, in hard e
plastic, with spinner for legs !
and a treble hook for a tail. ]
Ducklings are said to be nat I
ural food for big pike and bass. 9
The bait is called the Cree-duk. /
Hunters. too, will find new
products this fall. Savage, 6
which recently came out with I
a left-hand bolt action rifle, ,
now is introducing a left-hand /
pump shotgun in IL gauge. ]
Winchester is making its first t
slide action repeater designed {
for the new % magnum car /
fridge. 1t is a modification of {
the Model 81. The same COM
pany also has a new automatic s
center fire rifle for big game
hunting in 308 caliber called
the Model 100. Another new
rifle is the Model 10 Westerner !
designed for the new 264 mag
mum cartridge.
New Rifles Ready S
Remington has several new ,,
models, new autoloading ,
center fire rifle known as the ,
Model 742 Woodsmaster, a new
carbine version of the Model
760 Gamemaster slide action
rifle and version of the Model
gauge magnums. Also new are !
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