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ceed half a pound in weight, they may be pre- 

 ferable ; but a few seconds of time are not an 

 object of consideration to the steady angler, 

 whose chief reliance is on the firmness and cor- 

 rect formation of his tackle. 



An improvement in the principle of multiply- 

 ing reels might be easily suggested, which would 

 negative the objections before mentioned ; and 

 it is certainly surprising that they have not 

 hitherto claimed the notice and attention of 

 some ingenious mechanic, as their defects are 

 almost universally complained of. 



Since the publication of the first edition of 

 this work, the writer has had a reel constructed 

 upon a new principle, which succeeds much 

 better than multiplying wheels upon the old 

 plan. By means of a projecting box, he has 

 been enabled to introduce a larger cog wheel, 

 and consequently to obtain an increase of power, 

 as well as velocity. 



Some reels are fastened to the rods by means 

 of nails, which is the most secure method; but 



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