The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-11
THE BAIT-CASTING REEL.

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 a set Of guides on a cane or any
old stick and with good free-running
reel make cast, but without reel
that runs smooth and even, your bait
casting will be one darned bit Of trou-
! bic 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 end
| 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 recov-
ering the line with the least amount of
hand work. In shape the reel should
be Of the long, low spool design. The
ordinary 6O-yard reel having end
plates of inches in diameter and the
SO-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 O point
| to choose one made of German silver
which by all odds is the best material
y used in the construction Of bait-casting
reels.
JeweIed Bearings Are Fine.
| Without a doubt jeweled bearings
on the reel make it run more smooth
| ly and add to it's life. The heightened
| life of reel due to the fact that it
! is jeweled more than overbalanceS the
| added cost over the ordinary kind.
AS a 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
| bank roll, but after a fellow has put
in practice work on the lower-priced
reels and feels like investing in one
that will last forever, if handled right,
| then the jeweled reel is the only one
to buy.
| Care of the Reel.
The life of any reel will be mighty
| short If 1t is not given care and at
| tention. The finest machine in the
world will not run without OIL yet
| many fellows will use a reel week aft
er week, and not think of feeding it
| little soothing sirup until it begins
| to scrape and rattle like the 5:15.
| When this stage is reached they will
drop little oil in the cups, but the
| damage is done through Overheated
| bearings and pinions, and the reel will
| never again run with freedom of fric-
ton and as smoothly as before the
rough grind handed it.
The reel should be cleaned and oiled
after each days fishing, The ordinary
| thin Oil is not sufficient, as no thin Oil
will last through the different tempera-
| lures to which a reel is subjected
| during a days casting. Heated by the
as well as drenched with water dur
ing the day makes a combination that
would eliminate any thin oil. While
| the thick oils soon churn into a creamy
paste and hamper and clog the reel
| so that you think you are losing your
speed at the game when your casts slow
up. You make no mistake when you
invest in a bottle Of real reel oil
and the best comes from the jawbones
and lubber of the porpoise. This oil
| is refined up in the Arctic circle and
/ will stand the gait of any temperature.
After you buy theifoil, use it, don't
stand it away in the tackle cabinet
and forget it.
Oiling the reel is not all that is
ure producer in good shape Like
the line, the reel should be entirely
dried after each days fishing. Al
! though. German silver does not rust.
it will ,corrode and the main cause for
| corroding is dampness. Be fair to
the reel and dry it thoroughly in the
| open air or sunlight drop a little oil
| in each Oil cup before you tuck it
| away for the night.
AS final tip on the reel, old man,
| here's hOpin' you don't take it apart
! every once in a while to see what makes
! it go. The smooth-running qualities
| of many fine reel have been ruined
| by the inquisitive cuss with the itch
ing palm and screw driver OF course
| you would never think of taking your
| watch apart and assembling it again,
| and a finely adjusted reel is just as
accurately set as a fine watch. If
! anything goes bad with the reel, take
| it down to reel doctor and let him
Fool puISn