52 FISHING TACKLE 



handle only ij^ inches long. The latter will 

 spool thin line beautifully and deliver it rapidly, 

 but if used in fishing it will recover line very 

 slowly when a two-pound bass is tugging at the 

 hook, the small spool and the short handle fur- 

 nishing very little leverage. 



On the other hand, the fishing reel will 

 handle large bass easily, but when used in 

 tournament casting, it will be found that the 

 handle is too long and the spool too narrow and 

 deep for nice, even spooling and delivery. The 

 reel that is a modification of both types re- 

 ferred to will give fair satisfaction at the 

 tournament and on the lake, and for the man of 

 one outfit this is the reel to own. 



Some anglers prefer to let German silver 

 reels tarnish as they will in fresh water im- 

 pregnated with mineral substances, and from 

 contact with one's hands but others do not. It 

 is true that this tarnishing takes the place of the 

 glitter of the freshly buffed reel, although Ger- 

 man silver glistens far less than the nickle of 

 cheap reels; but it is one thing to let the reel 

 tarnish slightly, and quite another to permit 

 dust and gummed oil to accumulate until the use- 

 fulness of the reel is affected. The reel should 

 be cleaned thoroughly at least once each sea- 

 son, preferably in the winter. 



