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Book of the Elack Bass. 



in the gearing, more especially in the sliding blocks and 

 drag-spring. 



]il. J. L. Sage, of Lexington. Ivy., but previously of 

 Frank-fort, was aUo an early maker of tbi' " Kentneky 

 reel." and I am satisfied that he was the first to make a 



Fig. 3b . 

 Mr, J. L. Sage, 



click reel, in Keutucky, for black-bass fly-fisliing. of which 

 branch of angling he was one of the ])ioneers. I have the 

 smallest and neatest '" Kentuckv reel" I have ever seen; 

 it was made bv ^Ir. Sage. 



In 1883, :Mr, B. V. Meek wi.nt to Louisville, Ky,. where 

 he entered on a new er.i of reel making. He formed a 

 partner.-=hip with his two sons. He made a new departure 

 in the gearing of the reel, which he called the " spiral 



