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apart without tools and without requiring any careful 

 readjustment. There is no denying that this feature 

 is highly desirable and the lack of it is the only ob- 

 jection anyone can find to the higher grade reels. 

 Manufacturers of these tell us to send the reel back 

 to the factory rather than attempt to take it apart our- 

 selves and this is the nuisance. Of course you can take 

 one of these reels apart but it must be reassembled very 

 carefully. In fishing very sandy territory, like the 

 dune country of Indiana and Michigan for example, 

 a reel that cannot be taken apart frequently spoils 

 many an otherwise good day. 



Most Shakespeare reels are take down. By simply 

 removing the spool caps and unscrewing two knurled 

 pillars the reel conies apart in three pieces the head 



SHAKESPEARE REEL 



plate with crank and gear and drag, the tail plate 

 with click spring and pawl and the spool with pinion 

 and click ratchet. 



