Abstract: A spincast reel having a central body having a front cover, a rear cover, a foot extending from the rear cover and adapted to be connected to a fishing bole; an opening on the front cover adapted to receive a fishing line; a spool hub; a handle connected to the central body; a transversal shaft connected to the handle; a main shaft extending axially through the spool hub; bushings, a drive gear, and a pinion gear operatively connected to the transversal shaft, the bushings, the drive gear, and the pinion gear rotate the transversal shaft; a first pickup pin and a second pickup pin located inside the spool hub, the first and the second pickup pins located diametrically opposed to each other; and the first and the second pickup pins move parallel to the fishing pole towards the front cover in a first position and towards the rear cover in a second position.

Abstract: A spincast reel having a central body having a front cover, a rear cover, a foot extending from the rear cover and adapted to be connected to a fishing pole; an opening on the front cover adapted to receive a fishing line; a spool hub; a handle connected to the central body; a transversal shaft connected to the handle; a main shaft extending axially through the spool hub; bushings, a drive gear, and a pinion gear operatively connected to the transversal shaft, the bushings, the drive gear, and the pinion gear rotate the transversal shaft; a first pickup pin and a second pickup pin located inside the spool hub, the first and the second pickup pins located diametrically opposed to each other; and the first and the second pickup pins move parallel to the fishing pole towards the front cover in a first position and towards the rear cover in a second position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bevel washer including a body made of a wearable material; the bevel washer made of a wearable material forms part of a drag system for a fishing reel. In addition, the present invention relates to a drag mechanism for a fishing reel including bevel washers made of a wearable material; bevel washers made of a non-wearable material; and the bevel washer made of a wearable material and the bevel washers made of a non-wearable material are placed adjacent to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bevel washer including a body made of a wearable material; the bevel washer made of a wearable material forms part of a drag system for a fishing reel. In addition, the present invention relates to a drag mechanism for a fishing reel including bevel washers made of a wearable material; bevel washers made of a non-wearable material; and the bevel washer made of a wearable material and the bevel washers made of a non-wearable material are placed adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A reel includes a reel body that has opposite first and second ends and a reel body opening at the second end. A line guide support shaft is affixed to the reel body and extends between the first and second ends and defines a bore extending through a first end that is approximate the second end of the reel body. A shaft is disposed within the bore for reciprocation and rotation within the bore. A side cover is affixed to shaft for conjoint movement therewith between open and closed positions, wherein in the closed position the side cover is engaged with the second end of the reel body and closes the reel body opening, and wherein is the open position the side cover is disengaged from the second end of the reel body and the reel body is open.

Abstract: A reel includes a reel body that has opposite first and second ends and a reel body opening at the second end. A line guide support shaft is affixed to the reel body and extends between the first and second ends and defines a bore extending through a first end that is approximate the second end of the reel body. A shaft is disposed within the bore for reciprocation and rotation within the bore. A side cover is affixed to shaft for conjoint movement therewith between open and closed positions, wherein in the closed position the side cover is engaged with the second end of the reel body and closes the reel body opening, and wherein is the open position the side cover is disengaged from the second end of the reel body and the reel body is open.

Abstract: A lift-fork type carriage means capable of lifting, carrying and emplacing filled gabion baskets into position in a revetment mattress lining a stream bed or other erosion prone area to control water erosion. The gabion basket handling device is characterized by a plurality of lift-fork tines adapted to engage the under-surface of a filled gabion basket, a plurality of hold-down arms rotatable into contact with the top and one side of the filled gabion basket by linkage means actuated upon application of lifting forces to the apparatus. The hold-down arm linkage is counterbalanced so that lifting forces applied to the apparatus when empty are insufficient to rotate the hold-down arms into a closed position.