REELS AND WINCHES. 



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On somewliat the same principle is Slater's (of Newark) 

 "Combination" Heel. Another, better in some respects, but 

 more expensive, than the foregoing, is Warner's Brake Reel, 

 I have been using one for some months, and it has quickly 

 become first favourite. It has a large barrel, a very light, 

 adjustable check, the line is properly guarded by means of 

 bars, and, by a little brake which can be applied to the edge 

 of the revolving portion by touching a knob with the little 

 finger, an extra check of any degree of force that may be 

 required can be applied. 



Of metal reels, there is a good one designed by Mr. Jardine 

 and sold by Messrs. 

 Carter & Peek. It lets 

 the air into the centre 

 of the line, which is 

 a great advantage. I 

 have also seen a reel, 

 designed by Mr. Mos- 

 crop, a member of the 

 Manchester Anglers' As- 

 sociation, which seems 

 a great advance on all 

 other metal reels; it is 

 not at present for sale 

 — though no doubt will 

 be next year — so it will 

 be sufficient to say of 



it that it is very light, contains only one screw, admits the 

 air to the centre of the line, and is fitted with a check, &c. 

 If the angler is purchasing an ordinary metal winch, the 

 points to be attended to are these: The handle should be 

 attached to a revolving plate, and not to a crank; the check 

 should be very light, the reel should be large in diameter, the 

 plates close together, and the reel and line should together 

 nicely balance the rod. Winches require oiling occasionally, 

 and wooden reels used in fly-fishing are all the better for 

 being smeared inside with vaseline. 



The Line for fly-fishing should be of plaited silk, smoothly 



DIV. III. D 



Fig. 6. 



Nottingham Reel with Author's 

 Line- GUARD. 



