56 CASTING TACKLE AND METHODS 



More and more night fishing for bass is coming 

 into popular favor; here the self thumber is a mani- 

 fest advantage, and when used in combination with 

 the self-spooling devise, is the ideal winch. (See 

 "The Self-spoolers.") That there is room for the 

 self-thumber, even in the tackle-box of the old hand, 

 we must concede. In spite of Mr. Camp's levitious 

 remark regarding the "self-aiming rifle" and "auto- 

 striking trout fly," anglers will go on buying and 

 using reels that do everything but hook -the fish. 

 In the type of reel under discussion there are two 

 deserving of mention, indeed I have used no others, 

 these two seeming to combine all the excellent fea- 

 tures required. We can devote but a brief para- 

 graph to each reel, but will give the makers names 

 and addresses, so if the reader is interested he can 

 secure information direct. 



One of the best and most favorably known is the 

 so-called "Anti-Back-Lash Casting Reel," made by 

 the South Bend Bait Co., South Bend, Ind. As will 

 be readily discovered, the South Bend reel is a 

 beautiful winch, following the symmetrical lines of 

 the American quadruples; while devoid of orna- 

 mentation, this reel is possessed of a severe beauty 

 peculiarly its own. The material is that best of all 

 reel metals, German silver, highly polished. The 

 spool and gear journals are of the best tool steel, 

 running in phosphor-bronze bushings, while the end- 



