FISHING TACKLE AND COMMENTS 



Penn Senator, and I took the 3 -thread barracuda record of 

 twenty-one and a half pounds on their five-dollar No. 155, 

 so you can see that they give a good account of themselves. 

 The No. 1 5 5 is another small, inexpensive casting reel that is 

 excellent. 



They have a fine new level- wind reel No. 209 and the 

 Sailfisher is already very popular. 



The Penn Company also manufactures a complete line of 

 left-handed reels in thirty-seven models. This is a grand thing 

 not only for southpaw fishermen but for the physically 

 handicapped— war casualties, and others who, like myself, 

 frequently cast left-handed because of an arm injury. Then 

 also, many good casters are using them so that they can reel 

 faster without changing hands as the jig hits the water. 



Tom Bates' 1352-pound black marlin, the world's second 

 largest fish, was caught on a Penn Senator— as was his 1060- 

 pounder in 1952. At the time this pair was the largest of 

 any kind ever caught. 



For bonefishing I like the Shakespeare Service very much, 

 and use it for plug casting for big tarpon. 



For bait casting the Pflueger Supremes are tops. For any 

 kind of fresh- or salt-water casting for small fish they can't 

 be surpassed. They never corrode and they have never failed 

 me. Many bonefishermen also use the Pflueger Bond if they 

 don't want any sort of star drag. The Pflueger Medalist is, I 

 believe, by far the best reel to use for salt-water fly fishing. 

 If you buy any of these reels for the various types of fishing 

 mentioned, you can't go wrong. The companies manufactur- 

 ing them are all first rate, the product excellent. Since for any 

 one of a number of reasons you may want to sell or exchange 



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