THE REEL 67 



The Redifor operates on an entirely different prin- 

 ciple. It has small discs in the end plate of the reel 

 that expand by centrifugal force when the spool is in 

 motion and act as a brake or check. Both reels can 

 be used as ordinary reels if desired; they are of Ger- 

 man silver with jeweled caps and are well-made. Reels 

 of this type are recommended only for the man who 

 has neither the time nor inclination to learn to thumb 

 the spool properly, which is not much of a job, by the 

 way. They are well worth their cost as an arouser 

 of enthusiasm in the Lady-Who-Lets-You-Go-Fish- 

 ing. They are also handy for night casting. 



OPEN SPOOL REELS 



A comparatively recent development in reel con- 

 struction is the open spool models. These are simply 

 solid frame reels without the customary back and front 

 pillars. 



The advantages of this construction are the ease 

 of spooling and the consequent reduction of backlashes ; 

 also the ease with which a backlash can be untangled. 

 The absence of the pillars also permits the thumbing 

 of the smooth flange of the spool instead of the line. 

 Those who have trouble with "burned" thumbs from 

 thumbing the line may find relief in an open spool reel 

 although thumbing the flange is practiced by many 

 casters with ordinary reels. 



LEVEL WINDING REELS 

 Level winding reels are equipped with a mechanism 



