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revolutions of the barrel for one turn of the handle, 

 supposing each driving-wheel to be four times the dia- 

 meter of its corresponding pinion. Although this 

 arrangement may probably produce too much friction in 

 giving out the line, to be used with safety with delicate 

 trouting-tackle, especially when applied to a small 

 trouting-reel, in salmon or pike fishing, when made 

 upon a large scale, so that the friction of the pinions 

 will be materially diminished, the extreme rapidity of 

 its action will in many cases be of vast importance to 

 the angler, while the steady resistance it will offer to 

 the run of the line, by means of a little extra friction, 

 will rather be an advantage than otherwise when strong 

 tackle is used ; and if the pinions are kept large enough, 

 no fear of clogging need be apprehended. The chief ob- 

 jection to the two latter forms of reel, will be their great 

 weight if made of brass. But if aluminium or lignum 

 vitse be the material used for the external framework, 

 that objection will be in a great degree obviated. 



The Stop-Keel I would rather call it the stop-sport 

 reel is provided with a small lever working horizontally, 

 one end of which projects beyond the circumference of 

 the plate at one end, and is held in a notch in the plate 

 by a spring, when the reel is locked ; while the other 

 catches into the teeth of a small wheel upon the end of 

 the barrel, when the action of the reel is completely sus- 

 pended. Eeleasing the lever from the notch, and push- 

 ing it to the opposite side, of course allows it again to 

 act. 



I regard this form of reel as scarcely worth notice, were 



