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Book of the Black Bass. 



Fig. 8. 



The take-apart reel of the America Company has several 

 new features at once original and meritorious. The front 



plate has three pins' fitting 

 into three slots on the frame 

 of the reel, so that a short 

 turn to the left releases the 

 front plate, with gearing and 

 handle. Wlien assembled it 

 is secured by a spring button 

 on the rim. The cog-wheel 

 is bridged to the plate, and the pinion firmly affixed to the 

 spool-shaft. A remarkable feature of this reel is that it is 

 ball-bearing throughout. A stroke on the handle will cause 

 the spool to revolve about a minute,' the friction being re- 

 duced to a minimum. It is made of a beautiful metal — 

 satin-nickel, and an extra spool of German silver goes with 

 each reel, on which an extra line ean be carried to replace 

 the one in the reel in case of a bad snarl of the line from 

 over running. 



Other fine multi- 

 plying reels in which 

 a free-running ac- 

 tion in casting is 

 held to be the para- 

 mount feature, in 

 addition to being 

 thoroughly w e 1 1 - 

 made of the best 

 material, are the 

 " Intrinsic " of Wil- 



FiG. 9. 



