24 LAKE AND STREAM GAME FISHING 



reached they will drop a little oil in the cups, but 

 the damage is done through overheated bearings and 

 pinions, and the reel will never again run with the 

 freedom from friction and as smoothly as before the 

 rough grind was handed it. 



A reel should be cleaned and oiled after each day's 

 fishing. The ordinary thin oil is not sufficient, as no 

 thin oil will last through the different temperatures 

 to which a reel is subjected during a day's casting. 

 Heated by the hot sun or chilled by the night air, as 

 well as drenched with water during the day makes a 

 combination that would eliminate any thin oil. On 

 the other hand the thick oils soon churn into a 

 creamy paste and hamper and clog the reel so that 

 you think you are losing your speed at the game when 

 your casts slow up. You make no mistake when 

 you invest in a bottle of " real " reel oil and the best 

 comes from the jawbones and lubber of the por- 

 poise. This oil is refined up in the Arctic circle and 

 will stand the gaff of any temperature. After you 

 buy the oil, use it; don't stand it away in the tackle 

 cabinet and forget it. 



Oiling the reel is not all that is necessary to keep 

 the little old pleasure producer in good shape. Like 

 the line, the reel should be entirely dried after each 

 day's fishing. Athough German silver does not rust, 

 it will corrode and the main cause for corroding is 

 dampness. Be fair to the reel and dry it thoroughly 

 in the open air or sunlight, and drop a little oil in 



