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Historical THE first mention I can find of a reel is in " Barker's Delight or Art of Angling " published in 1651. He says: "Within two foot of the bottom of the rod there was a hole made for to put in a wind, to turn with a barrell, to gather up his line and loose it at his pleasure." Walton, who acknowledges his indebtedness to Barker for fly fishing information, mentions a reel but apparently never saw one. The dear old fellow cleverly " camouflages" his lack of information by merely mentioning " a wheel " and dismissing the whole subject with the remark: "which is to be observed better by seeing one of them than by a large demonstration of words." |
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