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SCIENCE OF FISHING. 



stationary, but when the fish gets tired and slacks the line the 

 handle may be turned and the slack reeled in. It prevents 

 breaking of rod tips and lines and the loss of fish. 



One firm, a large manufacturer of salt-water reels, fit 

 their tarpon and tuna reels with an adjustable drag of their 

 own which holds against the fish continually, when it runs, 

 at the tension to which it was adjusted. The drag does not 

 alter the appearance of the reel and the handle does not 

 revolve when the line is drawn out. 



Wood Reel, for Trolling and Salt Water Fishing. 



Reels for tarpon and tuna fishing are of the largest size, 

 some of them being four and a half inches in diameter and 

 holding 600 yards of line. 



A simple wood reel of large size is sometimes used for 

 trolling with a copper wire line, for muskellunge, lake trout 

 and other fresh-water fish. Many salt-water anglers also use 

 them those who fish from the piers and in the surf. They 

 are made in five, six, and seven inch sizes. 



