THE LEVEL-WINDING REEL 33 



William Shakespeare, Jr., an angler and sportsman 

 who worked a number of years in perfecting this 

 little old drudgery-killer in the greatest of sports. 

 The earlier Shakespeare level-winders were fitted 

 with a line guide which traveled back and forth 

 across the front of the reel on a double propelling 

 screw, while later ones have but a single endless 

 screw bar along which the line guide travels. The 

 line guide is driven by a gear which meshes with the 

 endless screw pinion and every time the reel handle 

 makes a turn the guide continues on its way and lays 

 the line as accurately and evenly as thread on a new- 

 wound spool. This line guide is not an attachment, 

 but is built solidly into the reel; in fact, is part of the 

 frame itself. There are no little " thingamajigs " 

 to get out of order and the movement of the line 

 guide in no way interferes with the casting distance; 

 in fact, it increases accuracy in the cast, as one can 

 give close attention to the lure, as the smoothly 

 spooled line travels evenly off the reel. 



The Shakespeare level-winding reel sets you back 

 from $7.50 to $35, according to the weight of your 

 bank roll, and any one of the outfit will make an 

 addition to the tackle-box that will banish tired 

 fingers from the off front paw. As the main point 

 of golf seems to be " keep your eye on the ball," 

 with a level-winder you can make your slogan " keep 

 your eye on the fish " on the far end of the line, 

 and so increase your chances of landing him. 



