Hardy Bros Ltd invented the full bale arm (not bail) and it was patented so no other manufacturer could copy the idea of a bale until the patent expired. Mitchell was a French company that was waiting for the patent to expire and were forced to utilize the half bale in the meantime. This also applied to other manufacturers of reels like J.W. Young. Mitchell also produced an Otomatic model of the 300 model that when one pressed lightly on the bale with a finger and released at the precise moment during the cast, the bale would fly open. This was in the late 1950’s.
I took up bass fishing, mainly because I had never caught one and used a spinning/threadline/fixed spool reel to do so. I have a couple of reels with the trigger that places the line behind the finger tip prior to casting. I find them quite efficient as I don’t have to open a bale and with my left hand. I can simply cast with one hand and use the left to reel in as required. The only problem I have found with the trigger type is that the reel stem is too long and the reel is just a bit too far away to be able to comfortable apply a finger to the spool when one wants to apply finger pressure to it. I also prefer reels that have the drag at the back and not the front. I use a Shimano Spirex 4000 and an old Daiwa AutoCast. Neville Gosling -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
