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Another danger of these cheap reels without check 

 is if the pressure of the finger on the periphery 

 of the revolving wheel be for an instant removed, 

 the line runs so freely as to produce an excess of 

 slackness, which is a greater evil possibly than the 

 other just mentioned ; for, with a good fish on, and 

 having, may be, to follow it rapidly along the river- 

 bank, possibly over broken ground, nothing could 

 be more trying to the angler than having through 

 a slack line no control over his fish. Another 



THE "SUN" NOTTINGHAM WINCH. 



serious danger in reels made wholly of wood is 

 that on wet or even damp days they warp, 

 and the portion that carries the line sticks fast and 

 will not revolve ; this is a fatal defect. One of the 

 best composite reels manufactured of wood and 

 metal is, in my opinion, that known as " The Sun 

 Nottingham Winch," made and patented by Messrs. 

 Farlow and Co. These winches have an adjustable 

 check and line guard, and are also made with bars 

 placed entirely round them. A metal rim on the 



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