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The Pflueger-Redifor Antiback-lash reel is sure a 

 beautiful tool, and besides having the looks of a 

 thoroughbred it is serviceable and durable, having 

 a bunch of ancestors behind it in the reel family that 

 it can be proud of. The great old feature that 

 makes this reel so successful as a self-thumber are 

 the Flegel centrifugal thumbers. To look at this 

 reel you will see nothing to indicate that it is a self- 

 thumber, but hidden away under the end plates are 

 a pair of little flanges attached to the rear end of 

 the spool. The force of the spinning spool throws 

 these flanges against the rim of the end plates and 

 governs the action of the spool automatically. This 

 sounds mighty simple, but you haVe to see the reel 

 working to appreciate its wonderful value. 



SPIRAL TOOTH GEARS GREAT CASTERS 



In finish the Pflueger-Redifor is made of German 

 silver with adjustable jeweled oil cup. Bearings are 

 of phosphor bronze, which are practically indestruc- 

 tible, and with generated spiral tooth gears that give 

 the easy-running action to a reel and fit snug at all 

 times without slowing up the works. 



Aside from the fact that the Pflueger-Redifor is 

 a sure-fire self-thumber, it is made along the lines of 

 the regular quadruple multiplier and its satin finish 

 gives it a classy appearance. At the same time the 

 dull finish does not flash over the water when making 

 a cast. The spool is long and carries from 60 to 



