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in critical moments, whilst, say, following a running fish at top 

 speed along a rocky river, when the entire attention has to be 

 primarily directed to one's footing. 



There is in Malloch's reel a very slight " multiplication " 

 about one extra revolution of the winder for every four of the 

 handle an advantage, however, I must say, that appears to me 

 doubtfully advantageous. Mr. Malloch also claims that his reel 

 cannot " over-run," and that " by a slight pressure of the finger 

 " and thumb on the handle whilst line is being taken out, the run 

 " of the fish may be checked as much or as little as the angler 

 " desires." 



In the very handsome Salmon reel which I have of Mr. 

 Malloch's pattern the right hand plate is made of some white 

 metal lightly bronzed, or rather " greyed," and the left hand plate 

 of ebonite. 



REVOLVING PLATE " REEL. 



Mr. Anderson, of Prince's Street, Edinburgh, and Dunkeld, 

 has brought out a reel the "Excelsior" on a very similar 

 principle to the above, though in the actual work to which I have 



