CORK DRUMS FOR REELS 61 



fill the spool three-fourths, allowing for a slight 

 increase when the line is wet. The cork being 

 extremely light, the weight of the wet line is 

 placed further away from the axis of the spool, 

 giving the reel increased efficiency in casting. 



For a reel the diameter of which is two 

 inches and the length of the spool 1^4 inches, 

 the cork dummy should be i or I 1/16 inches 

 in diameter for a tournament line, and this 

 should be sufficient for the fishing reel, which 

 requires less diameter of wound line than does 

 the tournament line. 



The simplest way to determine the diameter 

 for the cork dummy is this : wind the fine casting 

 line on the bare spindle, and on this wind com- 

 mon thread until the spool is three-fourthsi 

 filled. Cut the thread and remove it from the 

 reel; remove the casting line and replace the 

 thread on the reel. Measure its mean dia- 

 meter, which will be correct for the dummy. 



Generally speaking, one can safely place 

 more line on a tournament than on a fishing reel, 

 as he watches the line carefully while spooling 

 it in tournament work, but may not do so while 

 playing a fish, and if he is careless the line may 

 foul the pillars and a sudden jerk by the fish 

 may break the line. 



If there are to be changes in lines, the dia- 



