The New York herald., 1921-12-18
CARE OF FISHING TACKLE.

BY o. w. S.
Winter with its long evenings ana ie'sure
moments is the ideal time for setting our
tackle house in order. He who waits lor
spring days, when lambent breezes and piue-
birds and robins invite afield. shall make
grievous error. Right now, while all angling
is retrospective and prospective. the work
should be done. / need not say 1t Is denSht-
full, for your true fisherman Is never more
happy than when pottering with tackle. WIN
the space at my disposal / must needs DC
very brief and to the point though must
pause long enough to say that shortly there
viii he an article on rewinding rods SO
that topic need not be mentioned here.
Rods-The rod should come In for Keen
scrutiny, should be gone over with minutest
care. every guide. ferrule and winding IN
spected. The latter when found frayed or
loose should be replaced Sometimes II Is the
part OF wisdom to replace all. scraplng ana
refinishing the rod. Wipe OFT the roo WIN
gasoline 70 remove all dirt. Let stand until
last trace OF gas has disappeared. Give
light coat Of shellac, working In warm
dry room free from dust Allow plenty OF
time TO dry, week IL none too long. Mhen
dry give n coat OF good rod varnish such as
can be secured at any tackle house, Again
allow plenty of time to dry seldom rs
second coat needed, but II so repeat. allow
ing still longer time for drying. / should
have said before talking upon revarnishing
that II the ferrules seem loose they should
be taken off and reset. Easy task IL pro-
,yided with ferrule cement. Simply warm
both ferrule and end OF rod and thrust point
or Joint home while hot. flame from !, q
single match will do the trick With steel
rods n coat of 'srod SPAR viii make them
look like new and the dressing wears Wen.
prevents rust, actually makes THO rod as
good as new" IL the local tackle dealer cam
not supply you write the Columbia Speciality
Company, Columbus, Ohio. Caring for one
rods IS important not simply because y
adds TO their appearance but because IL
iengthens their lives and serviceableness;
One cannot cast well with loose tointed
rod Remember water Is the arch enemy y, OF OF
fly or casting rod. that varnish ana sheilac
keep II out, and care for your rods.
Reels--At first thought one mlgm oe
tempted to believe that there Is ilitie one !,
ordinary care during the fishing season,
but the fact of the matter Is; in mid winter
when one has plethora OF time ne ,ha, Gat
viii lenrthen their lives immeasurahly ana
add 20 their running qualities. a tnoaetl,
high priced, quadruple reel rs ~ llheW niauV ii
as an ordinary watch, ground 20 one eigh-
een-thousandth OF an inch, therefore gram
OF sand will work irreparable injury; 30
true angler ever places MS reel Wnete ~ .s Sau
come In contact with grit or any sort. Whsn
YOU have time Mt your command carefully
dissemble the reel, being sure thot yon az
using screwdriver that tits the henus OF
the screws which holds the reel together:
There is nothing more unslghtly than reel
with ''broomed'' scrcw hoads, end ny we
Same token II is very easy inneeo 70 mar
them, Remove carefully. placing tnem il
somo receptacle 30 that they cannot by any
noqs,hilitv become lost. Now take out all
Tho gears. placing thcrn In n bath OF kero-
acne 10 remove all gumned OIL and dirt.
when YOU remove them from the bath wipe
perfectly dry with n flannel or wooden cloth.
40 sure that every speck and atom OF dirt
has been removed from the inner surface
of the head before you smear on somo vase
line or thick oil and reassemble; DO the
same with the click case. when the click Il
on the other side OF the reel. Now, reel ro-
assembled, polish with n good grluess
silver polish 7 have not said that N yot
find any OF the parts worn at all IL '.
highest wisdom 10 write tho maker and
have them replaced. In the matter OF level
yindcrs, anti l-backlarh reels and free spools
unless YOU ere perfectly familiar with theii
mechanism, n is better TO send them In 70
INC maker for cleaning and readiustmcnt
The mechanism OF such reels u quite In
,,oivcd too much 40 for "bR fiatcd' mar
IN nav over" However, there N rare fun
In tatinu care OF your reels yourself. 20 hC
careful and 70 20 y " you ere willing "a
rim the chances. In level wlndcr Tho
s'endtess screw should come In FOR watch
hi care, as should the little pawl that PLAYS
in u: worn. your reel VIII jar, may ever
refuse 70 70 at all.
FlIes-The flies should bc gone over caro-
fully. all worn and fraved ones ruthlesay
discarded or reiterated ~ the cvrio case for
y weak fly is weak fly, spcN'ng disa aster
The winter is the tin,e 20 stock IN. flllne
the "Roval Coachman" commandment anew
or whichever is your favorite fly. tt Il
often difficult 20 secure flies IN the height
OF the season. but In winter time the n,
makers can fiii orders promptly Put few
mothbaiis with the flies or store them n
ccdar boxrr Get good supply white m,
getting n good see 70 Y that every hook i