48 THE PIKE. 



these reels can be advantageously used when 

 wading or spinning from rough reedy banks, or 

 among bushes, and the necessity of coiling line on 

 the ground, with the consequent risk of entangle- 

 ment, is avoided. 



But there is yet another reel on the Nottingham 

 principle that comes very near perfection. It is 

 made by Carter and Co., and known as " The New 

 Reel " for pike and sea-fishing, It is strongly con- 



TIIE NEW PIKE AND SEA REEL. 



structed of wood and brass, but is light and durable, 

 has an aluminium disc and back-plate ; will not 

 warp, and therefore cannot jam ; and is made in 

 various sizes. The 4 in. pike reels hold over a 

 hundred yards of line, and having a check-action 

 there is no risk of overrunning. 



The defect of the ordinary wood reels without a 

 check-action is their liability to overrun and form 

 knots and tangles in the line, which generally occurs 

 when an angler is playing a fish, and results as a 

 rule in the loss of the fish and the angler's temper. 



