"The Angler's Equipment" 159 



hands, and bestow no more thought on it 

 than would a little child. 



Even when fishing with cf whole gut," 

 a reel that needs a hard pull to start it, is, 

 believe me, a very frequent cause of pre- 

 ventable disasters. When one is using fine- 

 drawn gut, the reel-line should "pay out" 

 very easily indeed. 



All that is required of the " check " upon 

 a reel is to prevent overrunning. 



The wiser plan to follow when getting 

 a new " rig out " is, I think, the following : 



Have your reel-line put into the reel, 

 while you are in the shop, and see how your 

 reel works, yourself. Make perfectly sure 

 that too much line is not foolishly crammed 

 in. This is a danger in actual practice, for 

 when a large trout is being wound in, he 

 may make a bolt of it, just as the landing- 

 net is being placed under him. If he does, 

 and your reel chokes, down goes the point of 

 the rod and " all is over but the shouting." 



Therefore I advise the learner strongly 

 not to crowd his reel. When you place 

 the reel into the fittings, you will soon 

 perceive how the new reel "pays out " the 

 line. 



If grudgingly, get your rod-maker to 

 weaken the spring. 



