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FISHING TACKLE 



nection with a short 7 or 7^ feet built cane rod, in 

 action very much like a stiff fly rod, but fitted with 

 frictionless agate or porcelain rings throughout. 



The Malloch pattern reel is familiar to most 

 anglers and deservedly popular, as it is simple to use. 

 The drum swivels round on the reel seat at right 

 angles to the reel for making the cast; the line will 

 then coil straight off the reel without the drum 

 rotating, 



Ariel spinning reels are used in many branches of 



MALLOCH CASTING REEL. 



fishing, as with the centre-pin action the reel drum 

 runs with delightful freedom and will spin for several 

 minutes when set in motion. They are made either in 

 walnut and ebonite or in perforated aluminium, and 

 their skeleton frames ensure extreme lightness. Each 

 reel can be obtained with a central adjustable tension 

 and optional check, and the mechanism is accessible 

 in an instant for cleaning and oiling. 



Multiplying action reels have never been popular in 



