60 SALMON AND TROUT. 



about 2 Ibs. i oz. When all is said, however, on the score 

 of weight, these * London made ' reels are good, serviceable 

 companions to be relied upon at a pinch. Moreover it seems 

 or I should perhaps say rather, seemed till recent years 

 to be the generally accepted canon that weight is subsidiary to 

 strength and durability in the matter of salmon reels. I have 

 still by me one of this class, which did yeoman's service through 

 many a hard day's rough-and-tumble. It was made by Farlow, 

 who still makes the same pattern under the name of the 

 ' Patent Lever Salmon Winch ' (cut, p. 59). 



' PATENT ALUMINIUM LEVER SALMON WINCH. 



Size in inches 3^ 3! 4 4^ 4^ 



Weights . 9 ozs. iog ozs. 12 ozs. 135 ozs. 145 ozs. 



In a lighter class of salmon reels, but still thoroughly to 

 be trusted for hard work, the same firm now manufactures a 

 salmon winch of alloyed aluminium. Its speciality is, of 

 course, its lightness, whilst the addition of the alloy makes the 

 metal as hard or, more accurately, nearly as hard as ordinary 

 brass (* bronze ' as the catalogues express it). This reel is very 

 highly commended by Mr. G M. Kelson. 



Another capital reel, which I have used with satisfaction 

 for * boat trailing] is Malloch's ' Sun and Planet ' Reel. This 

 is a check reel, and its peculiarity is that unless, and until, the 



