THE ANGLER AND HUNTSMAN 75 



good tackle avails much it spells success in the angling 

 game. 



The Anti-Back Lash Reel: 



The back-lash, which occurs so persistently when us- 

 ing an ordinary reel, has done more to discourage the sport 

 of bait casting than even that oft mooted question: "Why 

 don't they bite?" After the beginner has wrestled with a 

 good old fashioned back-lash for a dozen minutes, more or 

 less, right at a time when he knows his bait should be work- 

 ing and finally does get it untangled only to have it occur 

 again on the next cast, it's not strange that he becomes dis- 

 couraged. In fact there is not a bit of doubt but what the 

 back-lash has kept many promising candidates from be- 

 coming disciples of Isaak Walton. 



Those who have not the time, nor patience, to attain 

 the necessary skill required to manage an ordinary reel 

 will find an easy solution for the problem in the South Bend 

 Anti-Back-Lash Reel. 



This reel obviates entirely the necessity of thumbing 

 the spool in casting. The caster has only to learn to 

 throw the bait properly; the carrying out of the line and 

 the speed of the spool factors are taken care of automati- 

 cally by the reel itself. In other words, the reel thumbs it- 

 self with a greater precision and accuracy than can be done 

 by the most expert seasoned angler. 



Think what an invention of this kind means! It 

 means that the city man, who longs for the joys and thrills 

 of casting for big fish, does not have to cast for years and 

 years to learn to do it successfully. It means that any 

 man, woman or child who can hold a fishing rod may enjoy 

 all the pleasures experienced by the seasoned angler, the 

 very moment this reel is made part of the equipment. 



Aside from furnishing a solution for the beginner's 

 greatest problem, this reel has advantages which appeal 



