. Book of the black bass. Black bass; Bass fishing. 202 Book of the Black Bass. in the gearing, more es2:)eciall3^ in the sliding blocks and drag-spring. M. J. L. Sage, of Lexington, Kv., but previously of Frankfort, was also an early maker of the " Kentucky reel,'^ and I am satisfied that he was the first to make a. Fig. 38. Mr. J. L. Sage. click reel, in Kentucky, for black-bass fly-fishing, of which branch of angling he was one of the pioneers. I have the smallest and neatest " Kentucky reel" I have ever seen; it was made by Mr. Sage. In 1883, Mr. B. F. Meek went to Louisvill


. Book of the black bass. Black bass; Bass fishing. 202 Book of the Black Bass. in the gearing, more es2:)eciall3^ in the sliding blocks and drag-spring. M. J. L. Sage, of Lexington, Kv., but previously of Frankfort, was also an early maker of the " Kentucky reel,'^ and I am satisfied that he was the first to make a. Fig. 38. Mr. J. L. Sage. click reel, in Kentucky, for black-bass fly-fishing, of which branch of angling he was one of the pioneers. I have the smallest and neatest " Kentucky reel" I have ever seen; it was made by Mr. Sage. In 1883, Mr. B. F. Meek went to Louisville, Ky., where he entered on a new era of reel making. He formed a partnership with his two sons. He made a new departure in the gearing of the reel, which he called the " spiral. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henshall, James Alexander, 1844- [from old catalog]. Cincinnati, The Robert Clarke company


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