Abstract: A fishing spinning reel that eliminates problems associated with line twist by providing a rotor adapted for both forward and reverse rotation wherein a drag assembly applies drag to the rotor using an adjustable cam mechanism to prevent the rotor from imparting twist on the line when in the winding mode. By enabling the rotor to rotate in a reverse direction with the application of drag the present invention prevents line twist when fighting a fish by allowing the rotor to rotate in a reverse direction to let out line and/or to remain stationary as the handle is cranked thereby preventing the rotor from imparting twist on the line.

Abstract: A handle assembly of a spinning reel is configured to be integrally rotatable with a drive shaft of the spinning reel. The handle assembly includes a shaft member, a handle arm, a tubular member, and an annular elastic member. The shaft member is configured to be integrally rotatable with the drive shaft. The handle arm is coupled to the shaft member. The tubular member is disposed between the drive shaft and the handle arm on the outer periphery of the shaft member in order to position the handle arm with respect to the drive shaft. The annular elastic member is disposed between the shaft member and the tubular member in order to regulate the tubular member from falling off the shaft member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fishing spinning reel including a reel unit and a rotor that is rotatably supported by the reel unit. The reel unit includes: a body that has a side opening portion and in which a spool reciprocating device is housed and supported; a lid that closes the side opening portion; and a cover member mounted on a rear portion of the body. A handle shaft is rotatably supported by the body and the lid. In the rear portion of the body, a rear opening portion for receiving at least a part of a component of the spool reciprocating device and disposing the component on the rear side is formed. The cover member covers the rear opening portion and the component.

Abstract: A fishing spinning reel that eliminates problems associated with line twist by providing a rotor adapted for both forward and reverse rotation wherein a drag assembly applies drag to the rotor to prevent the rotor from imparting twist on the line when in the winding mode. By enabling the rotor to rotate in a reverse direction with the application of drag the present invention prevents line twist when fighting a fish by allowing the rotor to rotate in a reverse direction and/or to remain stationary as the handle is cranked thereby preventing the rotor from imparting twist on the line.

Abstract: A spool for a fishing reel attached to a reel body of the fishing reel includes a spool body, a spool ring, a fixing ring and a first regulating part. The spool body has a bobbin trunk, an annular flange extending from the bobbin trunk in a radially outward direction that intersects the spool axis, and a tubular connecting portion extending from the flange. The spool ring surrounds an outer peripheral edge of the flange, and is attached to the flange so as to be separable. The fixing ring is attached to the spool body via the tubular connecting portion so as to be separable and is configured to fix the spool ring against the flange from the front direction. The first regulating part regulates relative movement of the fixing ring with respect to the spool body and is detachably attached to the tubular connecting portion.

Abstract: A fishing reel includes a frame, a drag assembly and a spool. The drag assembly connects the spool to the frame and includes a base, a brake housing and a nose connected together and sealed as a single unit that can be removed and replaced from the reel.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a fishing spinning reel includes an assembly structure of a handle with which to prevent backlash at a handle part and facilitate an assembly operation and a folding operation of the handle part. The fishing spinning reel according to the embodiment includes a driving shaft integrated with a drive gear, a handle arm rotating in response to an operation of a handle, a handle shaft axially supporting the handle arm in a pivotable manner on one end, rotating in response to the rotation of the handle arm, and divided from the driving shaft in an axial direction, and a tubular member connected to each of the driving shaft and the handle shaft in an integrally rotatable manner, and including a first engagement portion engaged with the driving shaft and a second engagement portion engaged with the handle arm in a state where the handle is used.

Abstract: A drag knob for regulating drag force of a drag mechanism configured to brake rotation of a spool rotatably mounted to a reel unit of a fishing reel includes an operating member, a coil spring, a receiver member, and a slide member. The operating member is rotatably mounted to the reel unit. The coil spring extends and contracts in a rotary axis direction of the operating member in conjunction with rotation of the operating member. The receiver member is configured to receive urging force of the coil spring and apply drag force to the spool. The slide member is disposed between the coil spring and the receiver member in the rotary axis direction. The slide member has a friction coefficient less than a friction coefficient of the receiver member.

Abstract: An auxiliary drag system for a spinning reel comprising a generally cylindrical reel body having a standard rotor assembly for spooling fishing line onto a spool member. A standard handle assembly is operatively attached to the rotor assembly via drive gears. A standard spool assembly comprises the spool member and a spool shaft. A standard primary drag system has a clutch assembly located in the spool assembly. A spool shaft sleeve is generally located over the spool shaft and through the reel body and the rotor assembly. Upon rotation of the auxiliary drag lever in a first direction, the spool shaft sleeve is moved in an inline direction with respect to the spool shaft via the threaded auxiliary drag nut toward and frictionally engaging a spool member bushing located on the spool member thereby imposing a degree of frictional drag to the rotation of the spool member.

Abstract: A drag/free spool controller incorporated into a fishing reel that has a signal generator mechanically attached to the reel. When the spool spins the signal generator produces a voltage signal, and after a pre-determined number of rotations, the generated signal is compared to a pre-determined value to determine if the spooling corresponds to a fish strike. When the generated voltage signal exceeds the pre-determined value, indicating a fish strike, a solenoid attached to the reel is actuated to disengage the drag mechanism, placing the reel into a free spool position. This action allows the fish to run with the bait while the angler repositions himself to manually engage the drag to set the hook. If after a pre-determined interval the angler fails to manually engage the drag, the solenoid will do so automatically.

Abstract: A fishing spinning reel having a housing and rotatably carrying a shaft between a crank handle and a main gear. The main gear drives a pinion gear shaft rotatably carried on one end by the housing. On the other end of the housing is mounted a rotor. Mounted on the housing, between the housing and the rotor, is a cup washer with male threads on the outside and a notch in the cup end facing the rotor. A clutch sleeve, non-rotatably attached to the rotor, around which a one way roller clutch locks, instantly engages a braking disc as the rotor rotates backwards and releases as the rotor turns forward. A frictioning disc is located on either side of the braking disc. A washer with a cleat is pushed towards the housing against the frictioning disc by a spring washer and is kept from rotation by the cleat inside the notch on the cup washer. The spring washer is pulled toward the housing by a tension adjusting drum.

Abstract: A brake device for a fishing reel has a first brake disk, a second brake disk and two abutting discs. The first brake disk has an outer side, a through hole and a friction face. The friction face is formed on the outer side of the first brake disk and is adapted to face a minor panel of a clutch of the fishing reel. The second brake disk parallels the first brake disk and has two sides, a through hole and two friction faces. The friction faces are respectively formed on the sides of the second brake disk and are adapted to face the minor panel and a major panel of the clutch. The abutting discs are mounted in the through hole of the second brake disk to respectively abut the panels of the clutch to enable the second brake disk to be mounted between the panels at intervals.

Abstract: A drag adjusting device for a dual-bearing reel, including a reel unit with a drag operating member configured to pivot within a range between a minimum position and a maximum position. A plate member is attached to an outer side of the reel unit. A drag restricting member is detachably coupled to the outer side surface of the plate member and between the minimum and the maximum pivot position of the drag operating member. The drag restricting member is detachably coupled to the plate member so as to contact and restrict pivotal movement of the drag operating member.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of fishing reels, and in particular, one type of reel described herein is a “bait cast” reel, specifically one designed for the particular styles of fishing commonly referred to as “flippin' and pitchin'”, wherein several improvements over the art are disclosed, including a highly durable and smooth line retainer element on the spool, a line retainer element, and a drag lock system that can be either adjustable or permanent.

Abstract: A fishing spinning reel of the invention includes a spool wound with a fish line, a rotor rotatable through a pinion gear brought in mesh with a drive gear rotated by a winding operation of a handle, a switch mechanism including a switch lever capable of operating to switch a restricting state of restricting rotation of the spool and a free state of making the spool free, and a return mechanism for returning the switch mechanism brought into the spool free state to the restricting state by the winding operation of the handle. The return mechanism includes a connecting gear brought in mesh with a gear driven by the drive gear, and a kick member rotatably supported centering on the connecting gear, and a center of a mesh portion of the gear and the connecting gear is arranged on a side of the drive gear relative to an axis center of the pinion gear.

Abstract: A fishing reel drag system may comprise a drag housing having a cavity and fixed rotationally relative to a shaft or a spool. A driven member adjacent the cavity is rotatable relative to the drag housing and with the other of the shaft or spool. A drag stack of washers in the cavity includes a plurality of friction washers keyed to the drag housing or the driven member and at least one metal washer keyed to the other of the drag housing or driven member. A cam and follower move the driven member to bias the drag stack for exhibiting friction. A spring biases the drag stack for producing a desired level of friction and an actuator actuates the cam and follower. The actuator may disengage the spool from the drag stack.

Abstract: A fishing reel with improved transmission efficiency is disclosed to include a shaft mounted in a casing, a spool sleeved onto the shaft, a brake pad mounted at one side of the spool, two disks mounted at two sides of the brake pad and rotatable by an external force, and a support set provided between the spool and the shaft. Thus, when the shaft is moved axially to a predetermined position, the shaft exerts a pressure to one disk and the spool via the support set, causing the brake pad to be clamped by the two disks. Therefore, the fishing reel is provided with excellent power transmission efficiency and strong spool braking force.

Abstract: A drag mechanism includes a first drag unit, a second drag unit and a switching mechanism. The first drag unit brakes a spool shaft of a spool. The first drag unit includes a first drag knob that is immovable in a back and forth direction and rotatably mounted on an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion. The second drag unit brakes the spool shaft in a position frontward of the first drag unit. The second drag unit includes a second drag knob that is immovable in a back and forth direction and rotatably mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The switching mechanism switches the first drag unit between a drag enabling state and a drag disabling state.

Abstract: A dual bearing reel has a plurality of friction plates that are arranged so as to contact an end portion of a spool shaft, a cap member that is detachably mounted on a boss portion and a spring member. A friction force is adjusted by press fitting the friction plates onto the end portion of the spool shaft 16 with the spring member. The spring member is fixed and mounted on the boss portion to provide an urging force between the cap member and a bearing. The spring member retains the bearing with respect to the boss portion and restricts rotation of the cap member. The spring member has a small diameter portion that contacts the cap member and a large diameter portion fixed to the boss portion to contact an end portion of the bearing.

Abstract: A brake operation structure is mounted on a reel unit, and adjusts a braking force applied to a spool. This brake operation structure includes a mounting tube, an operation knob, and a screw member. The mounting tube is formed to project from the reel unit. The operation knob is formed in a closed-end tubular shape to accommodate the mounting tube. The screw member has two male threaded portions that have a tubular shape when coupled to one another. The operation knob is pivotably retained to the mounting tube when the screw member engages an outer peripheral portion of the mounting tube and an inner peripheral portion of the operation knob. The operation knob is prevented from falling off from the mounting tube, while allowing the operation knob to pivot stably relative to the mounting unit.

Abstract: The rear drag operation structure includes a knob mounting portion, a first rear drag knob, and a second rear drag knob. The knob mounting portion includes a tubular portion that projects rearward from the rear portion of the reel unit, and a male threaded portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion. The first rear drag knob is mounted on the rear end portion of the knob mounting portion. The second rear drag knob includes lever members that are disposed between the rear portion of the reel unit and the front portion of the first rear drag knob, and a nut member that is mounted on the lever members so as to be not rotatable but moveable forward and backward relative thereto, and is screwed onto the male threaded portion of the knob mounting portion.

Abstract: A screw operation structure includes a screw-in portion that is capable of being mounted to a rear portion of a reel unit, a screw member, and an operation member. The screw-in portion includes an outer threaded portion, and a tubular portion that is integrally formed with the outer threaded portion. The tubular portion is formed such that the diameter thereof is larger than the inner diameter of the inner threaded portion of the screw member. In this configuration, the screw member is prevented from falling off of the screw-in portion by the tubular portion of the screw-in portion, which has a diameter that is larger than the inner diameter of the inner threaded portion of the screw member. In this manner, it is easy to mount an the operation member and the screw member in the reel unit.

Abstract: A sound generating mechanism 60 includes a sounding member 61, a retaining member 62, a sounding pin 64, and a coil spring 65. The sounding member 61 includes a disk portion 61a formed into a ring shape, a plurality of sounding concavities 61b formed circumferentially apart on the disk portion 61a, and engagement portions 61c integrally formed with the disk portion 61a. The retaining member 62 prevents the sounding member 61 from falling off. The sounding pin 64 is mounted in the knob member 56 at a position opposite at least one of the sounding concavities 61b so as to be movable toward and away from the sounding concavities 61b. The coil spring 65 urges the sounding pin 64 toward the sounding concavities 61b. The sounding pin 64 is unlikely to fall off when the knob member 56 is attached to or removed from the knob mounting portion 52.

Abstract: A fishing reel, having a spool and a drag mechanism having a drag washer therein, is provided with a drag cover means to cover said drag mechanism; and locking means engaging said drag cover means and said drag washer to lock said drag washer in position within said reel.

Abstract: A locking preset mechanism for a fishing reel is provided by interlocking in the preset knob with a bridge plate. Spring-biased pins engage depressions in the mating face of an axially moveable means in the mechanism. By depressing the knob, the knob can be rotated. When at rest, the knob is locked against rotation.

Abstract: A dual speed fishing reel having a housing with a spool on a spool shaft, a driven gear on the spool shaft and having a low speed pinion and a high speed pinion, a drive shaft, a low speed drive gear for engaging the low speed pinion and a high speed drive gear for engaging the high speed pinion, with the drive gears carried on the drive shaft, with one of the drive gears fixed to the drive shaft for rotation by the drive shaft and with the other of the drive gears riding on the drive shaft independent of rotation of the drive shaft, with the high speed drive gear engageable with the low speed drive gear, and a gear shift for moving the low speed drive gear into and out of engagement with the high speed drive gear.

Abstract: A spinning reel has a drag assembly in its spool on one end of the reel body, and an adjustment knob for the drag assembly on another end of the reel body, where it is conveniently accessed during use of the reel. The reel has a handle arm with two slidably disposed handle arm portions, which are releasably secured together at selected positions to provide a variable length handle arm.

Abstract: A lever drag fishing reel having multiple drag positions, including a strike position and a full drag position has a one-piece button spring assembly means for permitting the lever to advance from the strike position to the full drag position. The one-piece button spring assembly means comprising a button integrally joined with a spring and integrally joined with a bracket fixedly mounted to the reel.

Abstract: A fly fishing reel includes a casing, a spool mounted rotatably in the casing, a handle connected to the spool via a connecting rod, an arcuate plate attached to the casing and formed with a plurality of angularly spaced apart retaining-holes, a drag adjustment lever having one end pivoted to the connecting rod, a positioning unit pivoted to the other end of the lever and having a retaining pin selectively and releasably engaging one of the retaining-holes so as to position the lever, and a releasing unit for disengaging the retaining pin from the selected one of the retaining-holes.

Abstract: A spinning reel having a main reel body, a spool supported so as to be rotatable around a spool shaft and movable toward an axial direction, and a drag brake mechanism for applying a braking force against rotation of the spool shaft.

Abstract: A fishing line winder comprises a main body, a rotor set pivoted to the main body; a spool set pivoted to the main body; a drag set linking and controlling the rotation of the spool set; a rotation control set actuating the rotor set to turn and having at least one retaining portion; a wrenching set pivoted to the main body and provided with a wrenching body and an elastic member for causing the wrenching set to move to a first position and a second position; a swiveling member pivoted to the wrenching set and provided with an actuated portion which is corresponding in location to the retaining portion of the rotary wheel at the time when the wrenching set is located at the first position; and a clutching rod fastened with the wrenching set for controlling a clutching plate to retain or release the drag set. When the wrenching set is moved to the first position, actuated portion of the swiveling member is urged by the retaining portion of the rotation control set.

Abstract: A spinning reel for fishing includes: a rotor (8) pivotally attached to a reel body (1a); a spool (10) attached to a spool shaft (9) supported by the reel body, capable of rotating with respect to the reel body, round which a fishline is wound by the rotation of the rotor; a drag mechanism for giving resistance to the rotation of the spool; a change-over mechanism for changing over an intensity of the drag force or changing over between a state of operation and a state of non-operation of the drag mechanism; and an operation member (5) for operating the change-over mechanism, wherein the operation member (5) is arranged at a position in a leg portion (1b) of the reel body (1a) attached to a fishing rod in such a manner that the operation member can be operated by a finger of an angler holding the fishing rod.

Abstract: A spincast fishing reel has a reel frame to which front and rear covers are attached. The rear cover includes a pivotable thumb button which is depressed by a user when fishing line is to be cast. The front cover closes the face of the reel, but defines a forward opening through which the fishing line extends. A normally nonrotatable line spool is located inside of the front cover on a spool hub of the reel frame. Fishing line is wound onto the line spool by a rotatable pickup head located forward of the line spool. An improved drag arrangement includes a gear nut mounted on a threaded portion of the spool hub. A gear train arrangement is provided to operatively connect a suitable thumb wheel with the gear nut. Rotation of the thumb wheel by a user causes rotation of the gear nut, which varies the drag force imposed on the line spool.

Abstract: A fishing reel is constructed with a drag mechanism disposed between a first end of a spool shaft and a spool limiting relative rotation between the spool and the spool shaft. A rotor disposed around the spool is rotated in response to rotation of a handle on the housing for reeling in a fishing line. The handle is connected to a face gear disposed within the housing. A pinion gear contacts the face gear transmitting torque there from to a rotor shaft and then to the rotor. A sub-drag mechanism is mounted within a housing proximate a second end of the spool shaft which selectively limits relative rotation between the spool shaft and the housing. A sub-drag mechanism actuation mechanism is disposed on the same side of the face gear as the pinion gear for locking and unlocking the spool shaft against rotation within the housing, thus enabling and dis-enabling the sub-drag mechanism.

Abstract: A spool rotational alert spring mounted to a disk drag, for use in a fishing reel of the spin-cast type, having a body with a fixed hub for supporting a line carrying spool.The disk drag supported non-rotatably on the hub is a unitary device that performs both the function of applying drag pressure against the wall of the spool and mounting a spool rotational alert spring with its free end engaging annularly disposed serrations on the wall of the spool, to produce an audible alarm alerting the user when the line carrying spool rotates against the disk drag that line is being withdrawn.

Abstract: A spinning reel for fishing 10 comprises a spool shaft 17 reciprocal in an axial direction during rotation of a handle shaft and a being provided at a first axial end of the spool shaft. The reel includes an adjustable drag mechanism 23 including a core block fixed to the spool shaft, provided at a second axial end of the shaft, opposite to the first axial end of the spool, a rotor for winding line onto the spool and a switch means for selectively engaging between a first "normal" drag state in which the spool shaft is inhibited from rotating a free spool state in which the spool shaft may be free to rotate subject to the adjustable drag mechanism. A switch mechanism associated with the switch means comprises a plate adapted to move parallel to the axis 17A of the spool shaft, between a first and a second stable positions. The plate defines a protrusion at one end.

Abstract: An anti-reverse mechanism that is adaptable to have application in a majority of conventional fishing reel designs and configurations. More particularly, a coil-spring, anti-reverse mechanism that acts upon certain standard components of a drive train in a conventional fishing reel, including the main gear, rotor and pinion. In preferred embodiments, the anti-reverse mechanism of the present invention may further include an On/Off selector assembly for selectively engaging the anti-reverse mechanism.

Abstract: In a spinning reel for fishing, a brake member is attached to a rotor, which, when a bail support member is operated or reversed from its fishing line retrieving state to its fishing line casting state, is pressed against a spool to thereby brake the rotation of the rotor. The bail support member can be returned from the fishing line casting state to the fishing line retrieving state through a reversing mechanism if the rotor is rotated with a handle in the fishing line retrieving direction. The spinning reel for fishing can prevent the inadvertent operation of a bail in a fishing line casting operation and thereby improve the fishing operation of the spinning reel.

Abstract: A fishing reel having a frame, a line carrying spool, and first structure for mounting the line carrying spool to the frame for reciprocating movement in a first predetermined path. The first structure includes a shaft that moves reciprocatively in a second predetermined path as an incident of which the line carrying spool moves in the first predetermined path. Second suture is provided on the frame for directing line onto the line carrying spool, with there being third structure cooperating between the first and second structures for causing reciprocating movement of the shaft in the second predetermined path as an incident of the second structure being operated. The first structure includes a rolling element cooperating between the shaft and the frame for guiding movement of the shaft in the second predetermined path.

Abstract: A spinning reel for fishing 10 comprises a spool shaft 17 reciprocal in an axial direction during rotation of a handle shaft and a being provided at a first axial end of the spool shaft. The reel includes an adjustable drag mechanism 23 including a core block fixed to the spool shaft, provided at a second axial end of the shaft, opposite to the first axial end of the spool, a rotor for winding line onto the spool and a switch means for selectively engaging between a first "normal" drag state in which the spool shaft is inhibited from rotating and a free spool state in which the spool shaft may be free to rotate subject to the adjustable drag mechanism. A switch mechanism associated with the switch means comprises a plate adapted to move parallel to the axis 17A of the spool shaft, between a first and a second stable positions.

Abstract: A fishing reel includes a spool rotatably mounted in a reel body and having two end portions each formed with a disk-shaped wheel. A supporting bracket is fixedly mounted on the reel body and includes an inner wall. A braking device is pivotally mounted in the supporting bracket and includes a first end portion formed with two braking arms each detachably abutting on the wheel of the spool and a second end portion extending outwardly from the supporting bracket. A torsional spring includes a first end urged on the inner wall of the supporting bracket and a second end urged on the second end portion of the braking device.

Abstract: A spinning reel includes a reel body having a rear section; a rotor; a spool; a spool shaft; a bushing; and rotation control element for controlling the relative rotation between the reel body and the bushing. The spool has an axis of rotation. The spool shaft has a front end fixed to the spool and a rear end that extends into the rear section of the reel body, the rear end having a peripheral surface. The bushing includes a cylindrical member which has a peripheral surface, and which has defined therein an opening. The opening has a configuration that conforms to the peripheral surface of the rear end of the spool shaft, and supports the spool shaft such that rotation of the spool shaft relative to the cylindrical member is prevented, and such that the cylindrical member is capable of rotation relative to the reel body as well as motion in the direction of the axis of rotation.

Abstract: A spinning reel adapted to be mounted on a fishing rod includes a reel body; a handle; a master gear; a pinion gear engaged with the master gear and rotated by the handle; a rotor that rotates integrally with the pinion gear; a spool; and a spool shaft. The spool shaft includes a shaft portion that is fixed to the spool and extends rearward from the spool through the pinion gear, the shaft portion having a rear end and a diameter, and a sliding portion that is connected to the rear end of the shaft portion and has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the shaft portion. The reel further includes a rear drag mechanism including a bushing that is rotatably supported relative to the reel body and that supports the sliding portion such that the sliding portion cannot undergo rotation relative to the bushing but can move in the axial direction, and frictional engagement mechanism for preventing the bushing from rotating relative to the reel body by frictional engagement.

Abstract: Fishing reel improvements release and reengage fishing line on a reel with braking in a manner permitting greater casting speed and precision and better control of the line fishing. Thus, by pressing a first manual line feeding lever, line may be freely dispensed at a speed controlled by a second manual braking lever.

Abstract: In a brake device for use in a fishing reel which is used to apply a brake force to a spool and is also adjustable, a spring member used not only to maintain the moderation of the rotational direction of an adjust member but also to prevent the adjust member from being loosened is made up of a closed circular frame which is elastically deformable and fitted into a short cylindrical portion of a braking force adjust member. The spring member is further formed with an engaging projected portion and a securing portion both formed in the frame and respectively engaged with an engaging uneven portion and a lower engaging recessed portion of the adjust member. When the adjust member is rotated, moderation is given to the rotation of the adjust member by the action of the elastically deformation of the frame with the aid of the engaging projected portion and the engaging projected uneven portion.

Abstract: A spinning reel for fishing includes: a spool shaft which reciprocates in an axial direction in linking with rotation of a handle shaft wherein a spool is provided at a first axial end of the spool shaft and a drag mechanism is provided at a second axial end opposite from the first axial end; a switching mechanism for operatively coupling the drag mechanism to the spool shaft to establish one of a spool free state and a drag state; a clutch mechanism for operatively engaging the handle shaft with a drive gear to establish one of a torque transmission state wherein a rotor can be driven through the drive gear by the handle shaft and a rotor free state in which the rotor is free from the handle shaft; and a return mechanism provided between the switching mechanism and the clutch mechanism for returning both spool from the spool free state to the drag state and the rotor from the rotor free state to the torque transmission state, in linking with rotation of the handle shaft.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for retaining a spool of a spinning reel in place on a spool shaft projecting from a reel body, the spool having a bore for receiving the spool shaft. The locking mechanism includes a first locking mechanism for checking relative axial movement between the spool and the spool shaft, and a second locking mechanism for checking rotation of the spool relative to the spool shaft. The second locking mechanism includes an engageable pin extending radially of the spool shaft, engaging members formed in the spool for interacting with the pin to check rotation in a line unwinding direction of the spool relative to the spool shaft, and biasing members for pressing the pin upon the engaging members of the spool.

Abstract: A drag mechanism for a fishing reel having a spool shaft supported at both the ends thereof. The drag mechanism employs rolling members as drag members so that the durability of the mechanism is enhanced, and the dragging function thereof is kept stable and good for a long time even under severe conditions under which sea water, sand or the like is likely to cling to the mechanism. One of drag member holders is secured to the spool of the reel so as to be rotated together with the spool. The other of the holders is secured to the spool shaft so as to be rotated together therewith. The tapered outside circumferential surface of one of the holders faces the tapered inside circumferential surface of the other of them. The rolling members are fitted in between the tapered surfaces. The drag mechanism can be used to drag the reverse rotation of the spool by frictional resistances to the rolling and sliding of the rolling members.

Abstract: A fishing reel includes a drag mechanism adjustable by a drag controller, and a characteristics varying device for varying a drag increasing and decreasing rate relative to a unit operation of the drag controller. The characteristics varying device includes an adjusting dial for selecting drag variation characteristics. A turning force of the dial is transmitted through a worm gear to a movable disk having a plurality of projections. A plurality of cams are supported in a holder to be tiltable to varied degrees as a result of variations in positions of contact with the projections formed on the movable disk.

Abstract: A spinning reel comprising a reel body, a spool mounted forwardly of the reel body, a drag mechanism mounted on a rear end portion of the reel body for applying a braking force to rotation of a spool shaft connected to the spool, and means for adjusting the braking force of the drag mechanism D having a first control element for determining a reference braking force and a second control element for varying the braking force. The first control element defines a connected portion, and the second control element has a connecting element switchable between a position engageable with the connected portion and a position disengaged from the connected portion.