Abstract: A winch system may include a winch bar and a winch. The winch may have a base, a spool that is rotatable relative to the base, and a drive hub fixed to the spool such that when the drive hub rotates, the spool also rotates. The winch bar may include a winch engagement portion at an end of a shaft, where the winch engagement portion includes a protrusion configured to engage a socket of the drive hub, where the winch engagement portion includes a first contact surface for contacting an outer surface of the drive hub, where the winch engagement portion includes a second contact surface for contacting the outer surface of the drive hub, and where the first contact surface is substantially parallel to the second contact surface.

Abstract: A fishing rod assembly includes a multi-segment rod having first and second segments and a clip for securing the segments adjacent one another during storage and transportation. The first segment includes a tip while the second segment includes a handle portion having an end opposite the tip. The handle portion preferably contains a cavity axially extending from the end towards the tip. The handle portion also preferably includes a retainer projecting from the handle portion to retain the first segment proximate the handle portion. The clip includes a first portion configured for attachment to the first segment of the rod and a pair of resiliently flexible extensions projecting from the first portion configured to grasp the second segment of the rod. In the preferred embodiment, the cavity is configured to receive the clip. A ribbon is preferably attached within the cavity to facilitate removal of the clip.