60 FISHING TACKLE 



learnt. The two actions of performing the cast and 

 manipulating the reel must, however, be as one, and 

 until these combined movements can be performed 

 easily and mechanically a successful cast cannot be 

 made. 



The spinning reel has three principal duties : (i) The 

 rotation of the drum should be held in check as in 

 the case of an ordinary reel, and the ratchet or check 

 should present the strongest resistance to the fish 



SPINNING REEL,, SHOWING INTERNAL MECHANISM. 



and less resistance to the action of winding in the 

 line. (2) The check should be easily movable and 

 freed from the ratchet, so that the reel will run free 

 when required. (3) There should be an adjustable 

 tension that can be instantly applied to impede the 

 unwinding of the line and prevent overrunning when 

 the pace of the bait in the course of its flight is 

 slackening. Seventy yards of line and upwards should 

 be got out. 



An ideal spinning reel should, therefore, have an 



