68 SALMON AND TROUT, 



quence. The only imperfection in the reel as originally made 

 was that, owing to the old-fashioned single crank form of 

 handle, the line not unfrequently got hitched round it, and 

 to remedy this I have had a double-action handle fitted to 

 mine, as shown in the engraving, which effectually over- 

 comes the ' hitching ' tendency, whilst at the same time 

 increasing the leverage. The double action is also of con- 

 siderable advantage in real work, as the handle is more rapidly 

 'caught,' and consequently less time is lost in winding in. 



' ORVIS-PENNELL ' TKOUT REEL, WITH REEL-GUARD. 



It has saved me many a fish, especially in boat work, when 

 the boat has been drifting before a wind, and the hooked fish, 

 as before pointed out, ' runs in.' 



The new handle has been fitted for me by Messrs. Farlow, 

 from whom similar reels could be ordered. The diameter of my 

 reel is 2 J of an inch, and the width between the plates } 7 ( . of 

 an inch. It weighs only about 4^ oz. 



The reels described in the foregoing pages represent the 

 latest advances that have been made, and amongst them 

 neither the salmon nor trout fisher need, I think, find any 



