54 FISHING TACKLE 



put the reel together again, using the second 

 hand of your watch to determine its correct ad- 

 justment, as previously described. Every reel 

 should be kept in a chamois bag or in one of 

 the chamois-lined sole leather cases. Then put 

 it away in the tackle-box, making a mental note 

 to oil it slightly the night before you go away 

 on your first fishing trip next spring. 



Beginners may fail to notice an important 

 point in connection with the timing of the reel 

 for adjustment by the watch. The present-day 

 quadruple multiplying reels most of them, at 

 least will spin longer when the spool is hori- 

 zontal than otherwise, but this is not a fair 

 test, as in casting with the short rod the hand 

 is turned to the left ( i ) to insure the line 

 running through the guides and top without 

 fouling the rod; and (2) because there is less 

 friction on the bearings of the reel when it is 

 held handle up (Fig. 7). In timing his reel the 

 novice will naturally turn the balance handle 

 from left to right, and if it spins say twenty- 

 one seconds, he will put that down as its time 

 and never stop to consider the fact that he is 

 turning it backward, or in the direction the 

 handle turns when the spool is taking up the 

 line where smoothness and speed do not so 

 much count. 



