Abstract: A fishing reel includes a spool rotatably supported in a bearing arrangement on a spindle unit. The spindle unit is a held-together unit incorporating an elongated spindle and a bearing housing supported on the spindle by at least two spaced apart rolling bearings. Annular end washers on the spindle shield off the interior of the housing from the surrounding environment via a small slot acting as a seal. The housing has at least one exterior radially extending shoulder and the spool has at least one internal projection intended to engage the shoulder of the housing to define the axial position of the spool relative to the bearings while also taking up axial load in one direction. A resilient member between the bearing housing and the spool gives play-free contact between the housing and the spool and gives a pretension of the spindle unit against the shoulder of the housing.

Abstract: Spinning reel spool in which fishing line is unlikely to get jammed in between the bobbin trunk and the flange. The spinning reel spool 4 includes a spool main 7 and a front flange 8 as its chief components. The spool main 7 includes a bobbin trunk 7a around which fishing line is wound, and a larger diameter tubular skirt 7b, formed unitarily with the rear end of the bobbin trunk 7a. The front flange 8 has a larger diameter than, and is attached to the front end of, the bobbin trunk 7a. The bobbin trunk 7a includes a tubular section 7c and an inner barrel 7d made of synthetic resin, attached inner circumferentially to the tubular section 7c. Fitted between the front end of the inner barrel 7d and the front flange 8A is a reinforcement 70 made of metal. The reinforcement 70 is for example an annular, plate-form ring element made of metal, such as a washer.

Abstract: A fishing reel has a fixed spool and a rotary line pick up. The spool comprises a peripheral groove for line retrieval limited by a front flange and a rear flange. The front flange comprises, for example, three peripheral areas with a progressively smaller radius with a dimension of the radius that is smaller than the radius in the adjacent peripheral areas that separate them. Therefore we reduce the friction of the fishing line on the front flange of the spool during a casting operation.

Abstract: Spool for a spinning reel for line-winding, fitted onto the fore end portion of a spool shaft that pumps back and forth with respect to a reel unit, is furnished with a bobbin trunk, a front flange and flange-fastening member. The bobbin trunk is fitted onto the fore end portion of the spool shaft. The front flange includes a first flange portion, which is formed integrally into a brim encompassing the fore end of the bobbin trunk, and a ring-shaped second flange portion fitted removably and reattachably onto the outer periphery of the first flange portion and made of a hard material. The flange-fastening member fastens the second flange portion onto the first flange portion.

Abstract: A spool shaft 2 supported between reel side-plates 3 and 4 and a spool 1 secured to the spool shaft 2 in a double bearing reel for fishing are integrally formed of the same material.

Abstract: A spool for a fishing reel comprising at least two side-by-side arbors of different diameters separated by a dividing wall having a diameter larger than the diameter of the larger of the arbors.

Abstract: A spinning reel spool for more conveniently for locking and unlocking the mid-part of fishing line is provided. The spinning-reel spool has a spool body and a large-diameter tubular skirt. The spool body includes on an outer circumference a tubular bobbin trunk onto which fishing line is wound. The larger-diameter tubular skirt is formed integrally with the bobbin trunk on its rear. A fishing-line lock is provided on the outer periphery of the skirt. The fishing-line lock locks fishing-line. The locked fishing line is released under tension acting over a line roller when the fishing line is reeled out. The fishing-line lock includes a lock portion provided outwardly exposed and facing out on the skirt outer periphery, and a mount portion that extends into the skirt interior. The lock portion is configured to be approximately hemispherical or tetra-spherical in contour.

Abstract: A spinning reel spool configuration for preventing backlash as well as line-drop of fishing line off the spool flange. The flange is configured such that height of the flange rim relative to the perimeter of the bobbin trunk is at least partially not uniform. Various configurations are possible thus to define a peak bobbin-to-rim height A and a minimum bobbin-to-rim height B. The periphery of the total amount of wound-on line lies at the minimum height B. Accordingly, the portion of the flange providing the difference A-B in bobbin-to-rim height functions as barrier to backlash. Furthermore, the spool is deformed from conventional configurations, such that the shape of the spool bobbin trunk differs in different sections. The bobbin trunk in sections containing the spool axis is an isosceles trapezoid, however, in one such section, the bobbin trunk tapers forward regularly, but in another such section tapers rearward in reverse.

Abstract: A fishing reel includes a spool that includes a cylindrical spool drum 15, a disk-shaped inner flange 16 mounted on or alternatively formed at one end of the spool drum 15, and outer flange 17 mounted by four bolts 17a to the spool drum 15. Inner flange 16 is formed such that it opposes the side plate of the reel body, and male screw part 16a is provided protruding at the center part thereof. The outer flange 17 is formed by press forming an aluminum alloy, for example.

Abstract: Dual-bearing reel spool-locking mechanism unlikely to break or deform even when acted upon by abnormal force. The dual-bearing reel spool-locking mechanism (8) locks a spool (3), flanged endwise with a pair of flanges (3a) and fitted to the dual-bearing-reel reel body to permit rotating in either rotational direction, against rotation in the line reeling-out direction, and is furnished with a locking piece (21), a shifting mechanism (22), and locking recesses (23). The locking piece (21) is fitted in the reel body to allow it to shift into advanced and retracted positions. The lock shifting mechanism (22) is for shifting the locking piece (21) into the advanced and retracted positions. The leading end of the locking piece (21) advanced into the advanced position is engageable into one of the locking recesses (23), which are provided on the outer face of the flange (3a) on the handle-mounting side.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a convertible fishing reel which has a unique design to allow for a more efficient line casting and line retrieval. To accomplish this, a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises two separate components, a main-body chassis and a spool chassis. The spool chassis is connected to at least one support arm of the main-body chassis. The connection is such that the spool chassis can be rotated 90 degrees within the spool chassis, to be perpendicular to the main-body chassis in line casting position and parallel to the main-body chassis in a line retrieval position.

Abstract: Spinning reel spool in which fishing line is unlikely to get jammed in between the bobbin trunk and the flange. The spinning reel spool 4 includes a spool main 7 and a front flange 8 as its chief components. The spool main 7 includes a bobbin trunk 7a around which fishing line is wound, and a larger diameter tubular skirt 7b, formed unitarily with the rear end of the bobbin trunk 7a. The front flange 8 has a larger diameter than, and is attached to the front end of, the bobbin trunk 7a. The bobbin trunk 7a includes a tubular section 7c and an inner barrel 7d made of synthetic resin, attached inner circumferentially to the tubular section 7c. Fitted between the front end of the inner barrel 7d and the front flange 8A is a reinforcement 70 made of metal. The reinforcement 70 is for example an annular, plate-form ring element made of metal, such as a washer.

Abstract: An auxiliary frame is attached to a spool of a spinning reel for fishing. The frame has a tapered fishing line winding face, the diameter of which is gradually reduced toward the rear in the axial direction of a spool shaft.

Abstract: A double bearing reel is provided with a reel body (1), a handle having a handle shaft (31), a spool shaft (5) disposed in parallel with the handle shaft (31), a spool (4), a drag mechanism (6), and a first torque transmission mechanism (9a) for transmitting a rotation of the handle to the drag mechanism. The spool has a fishing line drum portion (4a) and flange portions (4b) and (4c) formed on both sides of the fishing line drum portion. A drag mechanism (6) has a brake portion (26) having a brake disc (55) disposed coaxially with the spool and cooperating with the spool, and a frictional disc (56) disposed to face and to be pressingly contactable with the brake disc and being non-rotatable in a fishing line feed direction, and a spool shaft moving mechanism (25) for braking the spool by the relative movement between the brake disc and the frictional disc in the press contact direction. The brake diameter is 90% or more of a fishing line windable diameter of the spool.

Abstract: A fishing reel has a frame adapted for mounting fishing reel to a rod, and a spindle is mounted in anti-reverse mechanism received in the frame for one way rotation with respect to the frame. An axle tube is mounted on the spindle by a drag assembly for adjustably permitting rotation of the axle tube against the anti-reverse mechanism, and a spool is removably received and secured in interlocking engagement on the axle tube. Therefore, the spool may be removed and replaced on the axle tube independent of the anti-reverse mechanism and drag assembly, and the anti-reverse mechanism may be reversed for opposite rotation of the spool. A drag assembly mounts the axle tube to the spindle by two ball bearings assemblies and a clutch pack of washers. An adjustment mechanism compresses the clutch pack of washers through the inner races of the bearing assemblies, so that the spool rotates with the axle tube with a minimum of friction.

Abstract: Mechanical assembly of magnesium alloy with steel or titanium/titanium alloy parts. Because the two major metal parts in the assembly have incompatible ionization energies, a part made from aluminum or zinc alloy, the ionization energy of which in intermediary between the two, or an electric insulator intervenes to prevent electrolytic corrosion between them. Furthermore, clearances between the two major metal parts, owing for example to manufacturing tolerances, are injected with filler. The mechanical assembly may be employed in human-powered rotary machines such as spinning reels and bicycle components.

Abstract: A spinning reel spool made lightweight while maintaining the strength of the bobbin trunk. The spinning reel spool (4) includes a spool main section (7), a front flange section (8), and a front-flange fixing member (9). The spool main section (7) has a bobbin trunk (7a), a tubular skirt portion (7b) with a larger diameter that is formed unitarily with the rear end of the bobbin trunk (7a), and an inner barrel member (7c) made of a synthetic resin polymer, which is fitted to the inner circumference of the bobbin trunk (7a). The front flange section (8) has a larger diameter and is attached to the front end of the bobbin trunk (7a). The front-flange fixing member (9) fastens the front flange section (8) to the spool main section (7). The bobbin trunk (7a) and the skirt portion (7b) constitute dual larger-smaller stage tubular element that is formed unitarily by press-working a sheet of an aluminum alloy. The inner barrel member (7c) is made of a synthetic resin polymer and is fitted into the bobbin trunk (7a).

Abstract: A spinning reel comprises a reel body, a rotor and a spool having a front flange portion. The reel body and the spool are constructed such that a ratio (A/L) of a diameter (A) of the front flange portion of the spool to an axial length (L) of part of the reel body, positioned behind a rear end portion of the rotor, is in a range of 115% to 200%.

Abstract: Various parts in an assembly of parts are made of differing metals having incompatible ionization characteristics. Any two parts which have incompatible ionization characteristics are separated from one another such that corrosion inducing contact therebetween is eliminated. Therefore, the possibility of electrolytical corrosion can be reduced. For example, in one embodiment a spool assembly in a spinning reel includes a spool (12) made of a magnesium alloy mounted on a spool shaft (16). The spool shaft (16) is made of a stainless steel. Stainless steel and the magnesium alloy have ionization characteristics that are not compatible, leading to possible electrolytic corrosion therebetween. However, a sleeve (20) is disposed between the spool (12) and spool shaft (16). The sleeve (20) is made of an aluminum alloy that has ionization characteristics that are compatible with both the magnesium alloy and stainless steel.

Abstract: In a spinning reel for fishing, a spool shaft having a spool at the end is slidably inserted into a flier shaft rotatably supported by a reel body so that the spool shaft can slide in the axial direction. A protruding sliding guide is formed in one of the outer circumference of the spool shaft and the inner circumference of the flier shaft. The sliding guide may be arranged at both end portions of the flier shaft in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A device for driving a spinning reel is to rotate a rotor shaft and a spool shaft in the opposite direction to each other while reciprocating the spool shaft back and forth. A first spiral gear of a rotor shaft and a second spiral gear for rotating a spool shaft in the opposite direction of rotation of the rotor shaft are respectively engaged to a drive gear in the opposite direction to each other to thereby rotate the rotor shaft and the spool shaft in the opposite direction to each other. The spool shaft has a cross-shaped spiral groove thereon and a guide pin for reciprocating the spool shaft back and forth is engaged with the spiral groove. Therefore when the drive gear is rotated, a rotor and a spool is rotated in the opposite direction to each other, and at the same time, the spool fixed to the spool shaft is reciprocated back and forth.

Abstract: In a spinning reel for fishing, a diameter of the front side flange portion of a spool relative to a distance defined between outer surfaces of support arms provided on a rotor is set at 0.6 to 0.8, and a rear end of a rear side flange portion is tapered so that a diameter of the rear end is gradually decreased rearwardly. Thus, it is possible to increase the diameter of the spool without increasing the size of the rotor.

Abstract: A spool for use in a fishing reel, which is structured such that, by combining an electrolytic plating method, a non-electrolytic plating method, and a dry coating method properly and selectively, a metal film layer (14) having one of desired film thicknesses (T1, T2 and T3) is formed on the surface (outer peripheral surface) of the spool base material (12).

Abstract: In a spinning reel, a spool (2) made of synthetic resin is reinforced by an annular reinforcing member (5) made of metal such as aluminum, stainless steel or brass which is integrally fixed to the rear end of a skirt section (4) of the spool (2). The spool (2) is also reinforced by the reinforcing member (6) made of metal which is integrally fixed to the front end of the spool (2).

Abstract: A large arbor fly fishing reel is provided with a smooth drag and the ability to change spools without removing any additional parts. The reel is provided with spring loaded locking tabs permanently fixed to a spool base which retain the spool upon the spool base and a drag to which pressure is applied through a central spring.

Abstract: A bushing for a fishing reel comprising: a body having an aperture therethrough for receiving a shaft such that the shaft is movable in the aperture; a plurality of chamfers extending from the body for securing the bushing in the fishing reel; an exterior contacting surface provided on the body; and at least one cam lobe provided on the body. The inventive bushing is particularly well-suited for placement on the spool hub of a spincast-type fishing reel such that the bushing operably receives and retains the reel's main operating shaft.

Abstract: An improved light weight, fixed spool spinning fishing reel allowing versatility in line sizes, longer casts, and less line twist. The fishing reel includes a spool with a generally cylindrical channel extending between the opposite faces. The outer face has a diameter of greater than two inches. The fishing reel, including the spool, has an overall weight of less than nine and one half ounces.

Abstract: A double bearing reel is provided with a reel body (1), a handle having a handle shaft (31), a spool shaft (5) disposed in parallel with the handle shaft (31), a spool (4), a drag mechanism (6), and a first torque transmission mechanism (9a) for transmitting a rotation of the handle to the drag mechanism. The spool has a fishing line drum portion (4a) and flange portions (4b) and (4c) formed on both sides of the fishing line drum portion. A drag mechanism (6) has a brake portion (26) having a brake disc (55) disposed coaxially with the spool and cooperating with the spool, and a frictional disc (56) disposed to face and to be pressingly contactable with the brake disc and being unrotatable in a fishing line feed direction, and a spool shaft moving mechanism (25) for braking the spool by the relative movement between the brake disc and the frictional disc in the press contact direction. The brake diameter is 90% or more of a fishing line windable diameter of the spool.

Abstract: The reel according to the invention comprises a spool support shaft that is held in a reel housing by its rear section and supports a front hub that comprises a front cylindrical coaxial barrel connected by means of a shoulder to a coaxial rear skirt. A line supply extends onto the front cylindrical coaxial barrel of the front hub and locks by means of an axial hole. The line supply comprises a solid front wall, blocking the axial hole toward the front.

Abstract: A bait cast fishing reel includes a frame, a first side assembly disclosed on a first side of the frame and a second side assembly disclosed on a second side of the frame. The first side assembly includes a drive train. The second side assembly rotatably supports a spool shaft extending from the second side assembly to the first side of the frame and into releasable engagement with the drive train of the first side assembly. The second side assembly is separable from the frame to disengage an end of the spool shaft from the first side assembly so as to expose the end. The fishing reel further includes a spool having a center bore receiving the shaft, whereby the spool may be mounted onto the shaft or demounted from the shaft over the exposed end of the shaft.

Abstract: A baitcasting reel comprises a spool which is rotatably supported between a pair of frame plates of a reel frame body or a pair of side plates respectively secured to the frame plates and is connected to a handle through a driving force transmission means, and a clutch mechanism provided in the driving force transmission means, for selectively keeping the spool in any one of a retrieving condition and a casting condition. Both ends of the spool are supported on the frame plates or the side plates through bearings, respectively. The driving force transmission means is connected with the end of the spool through the clutch mechanism.

Abstract: The fishing reel comprises a spool for winding in fishing line and a fixed support having an axis of rotation for said spool. The fixed support comprises an upright which is in the immediate vicinity of and parallel to one of the lateral cheekplates of the spool; projecting studs are disposed on the inside face of the upright in a radial distribution around the axis of rotation; the lateral cheekplate of the spool facing the upright includes a recessed annular portion serving to house the studs. One or more radially-extending blades are formed in the cheekplate and project into the recessed annular portion so that on rotation of the spool, each blade emits a characteristic clicking noise when its free end is raised by passing over a stud and falls back against the upright of the fixed support.

Abstract: A centrifugal braking apparatus for a baitcasting reel comprises a spool, pivot shafts, brake levers, and a ring-shaped braking member. The spool is rotatably supported between both side plates of a reel main body. Each of the pivot shafts is disposed on the spool so as to be arranged apart from a rotation axis of the spool in a radius direction thereof and extended at right angles to a straight line parallel with the rotation axis of the spool. Each of the brake levers has a tip end portion and a root end portion that is pivotably supported by the pivot shaft so that the tip end portion of the brake lever is movable toward a standard plane, which includes a central axis of the pivot shaft and is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the spool, under a function of centrifugal force produced by rotation of the spool. The ring-shaped braking member is provided on the reel main body so that the tip end portion of the brake lever can be brought into contact with the ring-shaped braking member.

Abstract: In a spinning reel used for fishing, a spool has a front flange member (2) separately formed from a spool body (1), and integrally secured to the spool body through a fixing member, (3). A recessed portion (1f) is formed in a front and circumferentially inner portion of the spool body. The front flange member contacts a front end of the spool body so as to close a front opening of the recessed portion. The front flange member is secured by means of the fixing member screwed to a cylindrical portion (1e) of the spool body located inside of the recessed portion. A space (A) is defined by the recessed portion and located inside a fishing line winding portion (1a) of the spool body, around which a fishing line is to be wound. No gap is formed between the separate front flange member and the fishing line winding body portion, and the spool is lightened lighter than conventional ones.

Abstract: A fishing reel having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a line canying spool with a first structure operable for directing line onto the spool. Settable structure on the spool can be placed selectively in at least first and second different states which are each detectable by a user. The settable structure is placeable selectively in the first state to give a user a detectable indication that a first type of line is on the spool and in a second state to give the user a detectable indication that a second type of line is on the spool.

Abstract: A structure for retaining the line spool and elements of a line spool drag mechanism, if employed, upon the hub of a spin cast type fishing reel, wherein the hub has a plurality of axial grooves and radial slots in the surface and the retainer comprises a flange adjacent the line spool, a first cylindrical member extending axially of the flange for disposition over the hub between the hub and the line spool. The first cylindrical member having a plurality of lugs extending radially inwardly thereof into engagement with the axial grooves and radial slots in the hub, whereby the retainer is locked on the hub with the flange adjacent to the outer face of the line spool. A second cylindrical member coaxial with the first extends from the other side of the flange and comprises a cam surface for actuating the line retrieving mechanism and a bearing surface for supporting the line retrieving mechanism in the line retrieving position.

Abstract: A fishing reel including a reel body having a spool support shaft with an outer circumferential surface and a spool having a hollow spool hub with an inner circumferential surface for extending about the shaft adjacent the outer circumferential surface. A recess is formed along the circumferential surface of a first one of the support shaft and the spool hub. An axial passage is further formed in the circumferential surface of the first one of the support shaft and the spool hub. The axial passage communicates with the recess. A lug radially projects from the circumferential surface of a second one of the support shaft and the spool hub. In one preferred embodiment, the recess is helical. In one preferred embodiment, the spool additionally includes a line clip for releasably capturing fishing line adjacent the spool.

Abstract: In a fishing reel, on the surface of a fishline winding barrel portion (10a) of a spool (10) around which a fishline (5) is wound in accordance with the rotational movement of a handle 7, a display portion (10b) is provided which can be visually recognized through the fishline wound around the winding barrel portion of the spool. As a result, a reel user is able to visually recognize with ease the quantity of fishline wound around the spool and the amount of fishline that has been played out.

Abstract: A fishing reel of the double bearing type is provided which enhances the ability of releasing a fishline. The fishing reel of the double bearing type includes a spool (5) rotatably supported on a reel body, and this spool includes a fishline-winding barrel portion (50), and a pair of flanges (51). D is not more than 50 mm, and (d/D) is 50.about.80% where D represents an outer diameter of the spool, and d represents a diameter of a bottom of the fishline-winding barrel portion of the spool.

Abstract: A rotatable line spool for a fishing reel, the spool including a line-receiving surface defining an axis of rotation for the spool. The surface extends radially outwardly to define an axial boundary for line received on the spool and terminates in the radial direction at a radially outer rim spaced from the axis by a radial distance R. The outer rim extends outward from the line-receiving surface and terminates at a first annular surface spaced axially outward from the line-receiving surface. A flywheel mass extends radially inward from the outer rim and terminates at a radius R2 from the axis in the range of 55% to 85% of R. The mass extends axially outward from the line-receiving surface and terminates at a second annular surface that is spaced axially inward from the first annular surface by an axial distance X in the range of 0%-5% of the radial distance R.

Abstract: In a fishing spinning reel comprising a spool reciprocating mechanism adapted to convert rotation of the handle into linear reciprocating motion of the spool shaft, a non-circular part of the rear end portion of the spool shaft is locked to a slider of the spool reciprocating mechanism in such a manner that the non-circular part confronts the handle shaft. The spool shaft is non-rotatably retained, and a gap between the handle shaft and the spool shaft is minimized, whereby the reel body is decreased in size and in weight relative to conventional reels. Also transmission efficiency of transmitting drive power provided by the rotation of the handle is improved.

Abstract: A variable diameter fishing reel fairlead is described The diameter may be varied by provision of a number of rings that are radially nested at a forward flange of a spinning line spool, and that include individual line engaging bearing surfaces. Successive rings can be removed from the spool to progressively expose line engaging bearing surfaces of decreasing diameter as line on the spool diminishes in length.

Abstract: A centrifugally actuated braking system on an end flange of the line spool of a bait cast reel. A series of raised lands or stops on the end flange cooperates with projections on the brake pads mounted on radiating brake arms to limit radial movement of the centrifugally actuated brake pads. Orthogonal brake arms are joined by an arcuate section which rides in an annular groove in the spool shaft. Additional weights for increasing braking power may be slidingly mounted on the brake arms behind the brake pads. A retainer ring sliding onto the spool shaft holds the brake arms in place. An inner lip on the retainer ring rides in a second annular groove in the spool shaft to hold the retainer ring in its locking position on the shaft.

Abstract: A fishing spinning reel in which is so designed that the fishing line is prevented from being bound together when let out of the reel, whereby the fishing line is let out of the reel stably at all times. The spool (1) includes a tapered portion (4) which is gradually smaller in diameter towards the rear end, thus providing a fishing-line winding surface (2), and a guide (3) at the front end which, when the fishing line is let out of the reel, prevents the fishing line from touching a wound fishing-line surface (2a) formed by the fishing line wound on the spool.

Abstract: An attachment for controlling the distance of a casting lure attached to an end of a fishing line, includes a pressure pad extending from and connected to at least a portion of a distal lip of a spinning reel spool. During casting of the lure and line, the line on each revolution of the reel passes along an outer surface of the pressure pad, such that the fisherman can press his casting finger on the line against the pressure pad with varying intermittent finger pressure to increase and decrease drag on the line as the line spools off the spool and passes over the pressure pad. This assures greater casting accuracy so that the lure will land at a desired landing spot.

Abstract: A fishing reel of the multiplier type has a frame with two detachable, inner side plates, each having a through opening, and two detachable outer side plates. A line spool is rotatably mounted in the frame between the two inner side plates and has, in the vicinity of each of its ends, a circumferential, substantially radial end flange. The line spool is nonrotatably mounted on a shaft, which extends freely through the openings in the two inner side plates. Each inner side plate has a circumferential, axially inwardly directed flange surrounding the respective end flange of the line spool, and an axially directed first sleeve element coaxial with the line spool. At each end, the line spool has a protruding second sleeve element which is coaxial with the line spool and rotatably mounted in the first sleeve element of the corresponding inner side plate by a ball bearing.

Abstract: Line is paid out from a stationary spool and it is deflected to a direction parallel to the axis of the spool. The device, for instance a casting reel, includes a stationary spool carrying the line to be paid out. A casting edge member is disposed in fixed spaced relationship with the spool and it is rotatable about the spool axis. The casting edge member has a casting edge for deflecting line unwinding from the spool to the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spool.

Abstract: A fishing reel of simple mechanical design includes an electrical drive motor, a drive shaft coupled to the electrical drive motor, and a cylindrical reel member mounted on the drive shaft. The cylindrical reel member includes a circumferential slot cut into the reel member at an angle to a centerline of the reel. An outer housing is also preferably provided to enclose the cylindrical reel member.

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.

Abstract: A fishing reel of the multiplier type has a frame, a line spool having a center bore and rotatably mounted in the frame, and a shaft, on which the line spool is mounted. The line spool has, at least at one of its ends, a shaft member which is inserted a distance into the center bore of the line spool from a respective end thereof so as to protrude a predetermined distance therefrom.