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SCIENCE OF FISHING. 



automatically the rendering of the line, and is said to do so 

 to perfection. This reel requires no thumbing. This is ac- 

 complished with only a fraction of an ounce additional 

 weight to the reel and with a device so simple that it is 

 hardly worthy to be called a mechanism. The braking effect 

 is adjustable in a moment, entirely without the use of tools, 



The Anti-Back-Lash Casting Reel. 



to suit any weight bait. If desired, a half turn of the ad- 

 justing screw releases the brake and the reel can then be 

 used and thumbed as an ordinary reel. 



Then there are "free spool" reels which automatically 

 free the spool from the gearing as the bait is cast, allowing 

 the spool to run without turning the handle of the reel, thus 

 allowing of long casts. It is somewhat on the principle of 



