THE ART OF CASTING 



breaking strength is very popular. The smaller 

 the line, the less friction and weight, conse- 

 quently the longer the cast that it is possible to 

 make. For tournament work a very light line 

 is used (often the domestic size A sewing silk) 

 and a stronger, short piece trace is attached 

 to the one-half or three-quarter ounce casting- 

 weight to take the initial strain. The reel used 

 is a quadruple-multiplier making four turns of 

 the spool to one of the handle designed for 

 this especial purpose; it has a wide spool. 

 Meek's "Simplex," the "South Bend" anti- 

 backlash, the "Redifor," the "Talbot," Easting's 

 "Good Luck," the Benjamin "Thumezy," the 

 "Worth," and Meisselbach's "Takapart" and 

 "Tripart" are among the very best of mod- 

 erate-priced reels of this class. Some are ob- 

 tainable in free-spool designs, in which the 

 gears are unmeshed in casting, permitting the 

 spool to revolve while the balanced-handle re- 

 mains stationary. They also are made to 

 automatically spool the line evenly, and again 

 there are luxurious creations that embody all 

 these various refinements. The "anti-backlash" 

 patterns are a boon for night fishing. The 

 common nondescript cheap reel would not last 

 an hour at this work. Be sure that the reel 

 dick is off before casting. 



It is a good plan to splice the silk casting-line 

 to the end of a cheaper, cotton or linen line 

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