Abstract: A turntable pole mount for a fishing reel for converting the spool thereof from a fixed disposition on a drive shaft parallel to a fishing pole during spin type casting of a fishline into a free spool disposition on the shaft turned to a transverse disposition on the fishing pole and the spool in driving engagement with the hand crank operated gear arrangement of the reel for normal free spool retrieval of the fishline on the spool; together with a spring loaded thumb actuated lever pivotally mounted on the pole mount for normally latchingly securing the turntable in either of its two limits of movement; and for applying a braking action to the spool when it is disposed in spin casting position and the thumb actuated lever is depressed during spin casting of a fishline from the reel.