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A spinning reel A fishing reel is a cylindrical device attached to a used in winding and stowing line. Modern fishing reels usually have fittings aiding in casting for distance and accuracy, as well as retrieving line. Fishing reels are traditionally used in the recreational sport of and competitive.
They are typically attached to a fishing rod, though some specialized reels are mounted directly to boat. The fishing reel was invented in China, where the earliest known illustration of a fishing reel is from Chinese paintings and records beginning about 1195 AD. Fishing reels first appeared in England around 1650 AD, and by the 1760s, London tackle shops were advertising multiplying or gear-retrieved reels. The first popular American fishing reel appeared in the U.S. 'Angler on a Wintry Lake,' painted in 1195 by, featuring the oldest known depiction of a fishing reel, although the oldest description of a fishing reel in China dates to the 3rd century AD In literary records, the earliest evidence of the fishing reel comes from a 4th-century AD work entitled Lives of Famous Immortals. The earliest known depiction of a fishing reel comes from a (1127–1279) painting done in 1195 by (c. 1160–1225) called 'Angler on a Wintry Lake,' showing a man sitting on a small boat while casting out his.
Another fishing reel was featured in a painting by (1280–1354). The book Tianzhu lingqian (Holy Lections from Indian Sources), printed sometime between 1208 and 1224, features two different of fishing reels being used. An parchment Gospel of the 13th century shows a reel (though not as clearly depicted as the Chinese ones). The, a published in 1609, features the next known picture of a fishing reel and vividly shows the pulley of the device.
These five pictures mentioned are the only ones which feature fishing reels before the year 1651. Development in England [ ]. Trading card of the Ustonson company, an early firm specializing in fishing equipment, and holder of a from the 1760s. The first English book on fishing is 'A Treatise of Fishing with an Angle' in 1496. However, the book did not mention a reel. A primitive reel was first cited in the book, 'The Art of Angling' 1651. Fishing reels first appeared in England around 1650, a time of growing interest in.

The fishing industry became commercialized in the 18th century, with rods and tackle being sold at the store. After the in 1666, artisans moved to which became a centre of production of fishing related products from the 1730s. Established his trading shop in 1761, and his establishment remained as a market leader for the next century. He received a from three successive monarchs starting with King. Some have credited Onesimus with the invention of the fishing reel - he was certainly the first to advertise its sale. Early multiplying reels were wide and had a small diameter, and their gears, made of, often wore down after extensive use. His earliest advertisement in the form of a trading card date from 1768 and was entitled To all lovers of angling.