THE REEL. 



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tains its popularity, (see page 38.) Its great drawback 

 that of giving out the line with too great rapidity, and 

 overrunning, and thereby chok- 

 ing itseli, and endangering the 

 loss of the fish at a critical 

 period by a sudden check has 

 been remedied by a " check '' 

 contrivance, which, while it al- 

 lows the line to run out freely 

 when required, prevents the too 

 rapid action of the reel when the 

 strain has gone. This is effected 

 in two ways, one by a tooth 

 working with a spring in a Nottingham Keel, 

 ratchet-wheel, and the other by a friction-plate or washer 



Modern Reel. 



I like the latter plan the best : first, because it is noise- 

 less ; secondly, because it is less liable to get out of order, 



