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mentum of the revolving spool is sustained and prolonged 

 by the gearing of the reel, thus allowing a much longer 

 cast to be made. 



As stated at the beginning of this chapter there has been 

 marked improvement in multiplying reels for black bass 

 fishing, notably during the past ten years, manufacturers 

 having exercised their inventive faculties in devising reels 

 of superior workmanship, and with various devices for the 

 convenience of the angler. 



The principal manufacturers for the trade are Julius 

 vom Hofe, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; A. F. Meisselbach & Bro.. 

 Newark, N. J. ; The America Company, Eockf ord. 111. ; 

 and the Andrew B. Hendrix Co., New Haven, Conn. The 

 excellent reels of these firms are kept in stock by all 

 prominent dealers. Where there are so many good reels 

 comparisons are indeed odious, and moreover the price of 

 one is not always a safe criterion of its practical merits. 



In addition to the manufacturers for the trade there are 

 the makers of special reels who sell directly to the angler. 

 Of these the well-known hand-made reels of B. C. Milam 

 & Son, Frankfort, Ky., and A. B. Meek & Sons, Louisville, 

 Ky., are necessarily highest in price owing to the quality 

 of material, the faultless and exquisite workmanship, and 

 the nicety of adjustment employed in their construction. 

 They are now so favorably known that a mere mention is 

 only required here. 



The Milam reel has recently been improved by adding 

 jewelled bearings in which a hole is drilled for the ends 

 of the spool-shaft or pivots; an obvious advantage in les- 

 sening friction and favoring freedom of action. 



The Meek reel, as now made, also runs on fine jewels of 

 exceeding hardness. With its bevel gearing there is abso- 

 lutely no lost motion and runs as smoothly as though the 

 power from wheel to pinion was transmitted by a belt. In 



