THE EEEL 



HIS piece of workmanship is dear to all 

 anglers ; for does it not day after day 

 merrily sing its melodious songs T And 

 the louder it sings the sweeter its notes, 

 for we know then that its welcome voice will soon 

 cease, having lulled to sleep one of the wakeful 

 spirits of the deep. 



One cannot be too particular concerning the reel. 

 It should be large enough to hold seventy yards 

 of good, strong bass-line and fifty yards of salmon- 

 line, which must be spliced with the bass-line. 



I use the Vom Hofe 1 reels only, as I have always 

 found them to keep in excellent running order, 

 and in many years of fishing I have never had an 

 over-run. Should a salmon, rushing down the 

 rapids, suddenly stop, and an over-run take place, 

 good-by, Mr. Salmon ! if he is seized again with 

 the same desire to continue his mad career. One 

 good feature about the reel is, you can alter the 

 tension of the drag ; and when small flies are used 



i Edward Vom Hofe, Fulton Street, New York. 



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