56 PRACTICAL FLY FISHING 



enough line for all-around use but some makers turn 

 out a special size for bass fishing. 



Automatic reels are more mechanical and compli- 

 cated than click reels, hence more liable to accidents 

 and the user should have a spare reel of some kind to 

 act as a substitute in case of emergency which, for 



'ROLLERS 

 Automatic Reel 



that matter, is good advice regardless of the kind of 

 reel one uses. 



THE MULTIPLYING REEL 



The multiplying reel is geared so that one turn of 

 the handle will produce two turns of the spool in the 

 double multiplier, four in the quadruple, etc. This is 

 a decided advantage in casting from the reel, work re- 

 quiring sustained action and free running, but it is of 

 no particular value in fishing with flies. However, 

 the average multiplying reel is provided with a click 

 so that it can be used for fly fishing and a few fly 

 fishers prefer it for the purpose, not agreeing with old 

 Christopher North who pronounced the multiplying 



