4 
JULY, 1917 
SURF TACKLE, ITS 
SELECTION AND CARE 
(continued from page 300) 
it is safe to say that the 2-6 reel will an¬ 
swer all requirements, for it is easier of 
manipulation and will if practically han¬ 
dled land any game fish which visits our 
coast and can be taken from the beach 
direct. I am not speaking as to sharks, 
which occasionally come in, nor of the 
tuna, which has to be taken from boats 
and which requires special tackle. The 2-0 
reel of standard make will hold comfort¬ 
ably 600 feet of line, which is ample for 
all comers ordinarily. It should be what 
is known as “first” quality, with throw- 
off attachment. This is an arrangement 
which disengages the mesh of the gear and 
when the cast is made allows the line to 
pass freely out, without the handle spin¬ 
ning around—thus saving the mechanism 
of the reel as well as giving greater im¬ 
petus to the cast. 
While such tackle as I am describing 
may cause the beginner to pause a little 
when he considers its cost, he may feel 
assured that every item mentioned really 
spells economy if he intends to pursue the 
sport seriously. At this writing I have a 
reel which has given continuous service for 
more than twenty years and has had but 
one set of bearings in all that time. It has 
killed every variety of fish, good and 
worthless, as well as fishing over many 
waters, north and south. But—and right 
here I want to admonish a little—that reel 
has had care: always well oiled, always 
kept clean and wiped dry when in from 
fishing. For there is nothing which pays 
better dividends as regards fishing tackle 
than that one word, care. A drop of oil 
before you go out, on each of the bearings 
and points of friction, will double the life 
of a reel and increase your pleasure in 
handling it. It is never necessary to flood 
a reel with oil—just a drop on the more 
hard-worked parts is all that is required. 
And always wipe it off with a rag moist¬ 
ened with oil or vaseline on quitting for 
the day. The results of this slight care 
will surprise those who have never given 
it thought. 
P ERHAPS there is no part of the surf 
angler’s equipment which is the sub¬ 
ject for more argument than that per¬ 
taining to the line. Among those who have 
the story down about right, the tendency 
of the day is to run to extremely light 
lines and more of it on the reel. This may 
be well enough for the many whose hands 
are trained to a fine touch both in casting 
and handling a large fish, as well as for 
those who need not consider cost. For all 
lines chafe out rapidly in the surf, as sand 
is at all times boiling through the water, 
and at the point where the line swings at 
the tip, at the .moment of casting there is 
great friction. Almost all manufacturers 
of lines have a peculiar manner of their 
own in characterizing their product as to 
caliber. What for example is known as 
“fifteen” thread by one maker would 
mean nothing as to another make. To¬ 
day the only way to select a line as to 
weight is to see the article before order¬ 
ing. The original Cuttyhunk line was per¬ 
haps the most sensibly placed on the mar- 
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