The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-07-28
THE BAlT-cASTING REEL.
MY Dear Buck

. My Dear Buck:
= There is one part Of your bait-caSt-
. ing outfit that sure must be right in
material and workmanship, old scout,
, or you might as well make up your
mind that your bait-casting days will
be grand old series of backlashes
and cuss words and that little old i'm
portant feature Is your reel. You can
slip set of guides on cane or any
old stick and with good free-running
reel make cast, but without a reel
that runs smooth and even, your bait
casting will be one darned bit of trou-
BILE after another, and to save your
standing in the home burg you'll go
back to still fishing and lead a peace
full, quiet life.
The Quadruple multiplying reel and
the short rod have put bait casting in
the past few years in first place as
the most popular method Of fishing, be-
cause it is easy to learn and gen.
orally gets the fish. There is nothing
mysterious about the Q-m, it simply
means that the gears are toothed to
make four revolutions Of the spool Of
the reel to one revolution Of the ham
die, this Increases the speed of recoy-
ering the line with the least amount Of
hand work. In shape the reel should
be of the long, low spool design. The
ordinary 60-yard reel having end
plates of 2 inches in diameter and the
S0-yard reel 2A inches. A reel Of
this size is plenty large enough for any
bait casting and the long, low spool
design aids in the thumbing of the
line.
In the selection Of a reel you will
make no mistake in making it point
to choose one made Of German silver.
which by all odds is the best material
used In the construction Of bait-casting
reels.
Jeweied Bearings Are Fine.
without doubt jeweled bearings
on the reel make it run more smooth.
ly and add to its life. The heightened
lie OF a reel due to the fact that it
Is 1eweled more than overbalances the
added cost over the ordinary kind.
AS general thing the jewels are set
IN removable caps at the end of the
bearings which makes it easy to keep
them clean and oiled. Of course the
jeweled reel hicks you deeper in the
Dank roll, but after q fellow has nut
IN practice work on the lower-priced
reefs and feels like investing in one
mat Will last forever, If handled right.
lnen the JeWeled reel is the only one
to buy.
Care of the Reel.
Inc life of any reel will be mighty
snort II 1t is not given care and at
The finest machine in the.
world will not run without oil vat
many fellows will use reel week aft
r week, and not think of feeding IL
httle soothing strip until 1t begins
scrape and rattle like the N15.
W men this stage is reached they will
1op d little Oil In the cups, but the
ahage is done through oyerheated
earrings and pinions, and the reel will
ever again run with freedom of fric-
ION and as smoothly as before the
ough grind handed it.
Inc reel should be cleaned and oiled
tier each days fishing, The ordinary
.in vi Is not sufficient, as no thin oil
III last through the different tempera-
Tres to which reel Is subiectad
arlhg days casting. Heated by the
ot sun or chilled by the night air.
wen as drenched with water dur.
y the day makes combination that
qua eliminate any thin oil. While
&c 'hick OILS soon churn into creamy
'ste ana hamper and clog the reel
that you think you are losing vour
eeo at the game when your casts slow
;. lou make no mistake when You
vest In bottle Of real" reel oil
q the best comes from the iawbones
~ iuDoer or the porpoise. This oil
renned up In the Arctic circle and
IL stand the gafr of any Temperatures
Ter you buy the oil, use It. DOM
'no It away In the tackle cabinet
d forget 1t.
olling the reel is not all that in
cessary to keep the little old pleas,
producer in good shape, Like
Hne, the reel should be entirely
eu a1ter each days fishing. Al
'ugn German silver does not rnst
Will corrode and the main cause for
rooing Is dampness. Be fair To-
reel and dry 1t thoroughly in the
N air CT sunlight, drop a little oil
each oil cup before you tuck II
ay for the night
IS hnal tip on the reel, old man
es hopin' you don't take It anart
~ once in while to see what makes
60 The smooth-running qualities
many fine reel have been ruined
the inquisitive cuss with the itch.
palm and screw driver. OF course
would never think of taking your
en- apart and assembling It again
finely adjusted reel is Just "a
lrately set as a fine watch. Jp
thlng goes bad with the reel. nike
own to reel doctor and let him
It's pulse. nIY,r