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or kind of rod. Every angler has his own pref- 

 erences in this regard, and will defend his claims 

 for excellence of choice to the fullest extent. 

 For this reason it is better to state personal pref- 

 erence only and the reason for such. 



As previous mention has been made of the 

 automatic reel and a reference to its action noted, 

 it is necessary to go deeper into the subject and 

 institute a comparison with so-called crank 

 reels. In the case of the ouananiche, as with 

 the salmon, it will be found that it will make 

 frequent long runs away from the angler, and 

 is liable to return immediately to the starting 

 point. During the run, a large amount of line 

 is taken out, which with the rapid return of 

 the fish, a crank reel, no matter how fast it 

 multiplies, cannot recover sufficiently fast to pre- 

 vent slack. If the fish immediately makes 

 another run, as frequently happens, it carries the 

 slack until the line is taut, and the sudden jerk 

 tears out the hook. With the automatic reel 

 the drawing out of the line gradually winds a 

 spring, giving a steadily increasing tension that 

 is impossible otherwise. This quickly tires and 

 checks the fish, and no matter how quickly it 

 returns, the spring reels the line as rapidly as 

 given, and absolutely no slack can be formed. A 



