Fish and Fishing 



lengthened gradually, a few feet being taken from 

 the reel by the hand, before each cast, while the 



click offers the necessary resistance to 

 Click Reels . . . . ,. J 



the rendering of the line and prevents 



overrunning. Furthermore, in playing and land- 

 ing a fish, a click reel is much better when the 

 spool is rapidly revolving under the rush of an 

 active fish; the click acts as a gentle retard or 

 break. 



In fly-fishing, my line is very fine, as is also the 

 leader, so that I use a very small reel, part rubber 

 and aluminum. I am not an advocate of highly 

 polished metal in any part of the tackle, except as 

 a bait. I have had numberless proofs that shining 

 metal on the reel and on the rod are a means of 

 drawing the attention of shy fish to the angler. 

 For that reason choose a black or phosphor- 

 bronze reel. 



Regarding the automatic reel, as yet I have not 

 used it, though many friends tell me if I once take 

 it up I shall not in a hurry want to discard it. 

 There are a number on the market, 



made for bass trout > and salmon - 

 One of the first and best automatic 



reels made was the Orvis reel, invented by 

 Charles F. Orvis, of Manchester, Vt. It has 

 a long, narrow barrel, enabling a fish that "runs 

 in" to be wound up so fast that the evils of a 

 "slack line" need seldom be felt. Besides light- 

 ness, the perforations of the side plates allow the 

 air to get to the line, which prevents the latter 

 from rotting if left damp. A later device, but 

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