62 FISHING TACKLE 



meter of the cork should be reduced slightly, 

 and a dummy line employed to make up the re- 

 required diameter when the reel is full. The 

 cork is firm and even but not hard, and the de- 

 vice is a useful one. Nearly all tournament 

 casters employ cork dummies, and a few reels 

 have been made with metal drums, which are 

 of course more substantial than cork. It is a 

 pity that more standard reels are not made 

 with metal drums. 



