Abstract: A fishing reel is provided having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a line carrying spool that is mounted on the frame for rotation around a first axis. The frame has first and second frame parts spaced axially relative to the first axis. The line carrying spool has a shaft with a first end that is supported for rotation on the first frame part. The operating mechanism includes a first magnet on the first frame part and a second magnet on the spool. The first and second magnets are arranged to one of a) attract and b) repel each other to thereby exert a force on the spool and urges the spool axially relative to the frame as the spool is rotated.

Abstract: A crank assembly for a fishing reel. The crank assembly has a first element that is capable of being driven in rotation to effect operation of a fishing reel, a crank handle for imparting a rotational drive force to the first element, a securing element that is repositionable relative to the crank handle and first element between a first position and a second position, and a retainer element that is capable of being press fit into and maintained in an operative position relative to the crank handle and first element wherein the retainer element prevents the securing element from moving from the second position into the first position. The crank handle is mountable to and separable from the first element with the securing element in the first position. The securing element maintains the crank handle mounted to the first element with the securing element in the second position.

Abstract: A fishing reel having a frame, a line carrying spool, first structure for mounting the line carrying spool to the frame for rotation about a first axis, and a reel operating mechanism that is placeable selectively in a) a cast state and b) a retrieve state. The reel operating mechanism includes a crank handle with a crank shaft and second structure responsive to operation of the crank handle for a) rotating the line carrying spool around the first axis to retrieve line onto the spool with the reel operating mechanism in a retrieve state and b) changing the reel operating mechanism from the cast state into the retrieve state. The second structure includes a slider that is movable relative to the frame between a first position with the reel operating mechanism in the retrieve state and a second position with the reel operating mechanism in the cast state.

Abstract: A fishing reel having a body, a line carrying spool, first structure for mounting the line carrying spool to the body, a rotor, second structure for mounting the rotor to the body for movement relative to the body around an axis as an incident of which line is wrapped by the rotor around the line carrying spool, a line control member, and third structure cooperating between the line control member and at least one of the reel body, rotor and spool for a) maintaining the line control member in an operative position on the fishing reel and b) guiding movement of the line control member relative to both the rotor and the line carrying spool as the fishing reel is operated with the line control member in the operative position. The line control member limits movement of line on the line carrying spool axially relative to the spool between the spool and the rotor.