Abstract: A cylindrical type reel seat for fishing rods including a finger grip on the lower surface of a body portion thereof, wherein:a finger recess is formed adjacent to said finger grip, and said reel seat body portion includes a rod-passing bore of a reduced or small diameter only at the portion adjacent to said finger recess, said smaller diameter portion being designed to be fitted over said fishing rods.

Abstract: A fishing rod assembly comprising a base frame including a stationary retainer and a gripping means for attaching a pair of legs of a reel whereby the reel can be tightly secured to the handle of the fishing rod.

Abstract: A fishing rod handle assembly wherein the rim of a molded foregrip engages the foot of a fishing reel to secure it to the rod handle. The rim is reinforced by inserting a reinforcing ring into a slot and securing it with a suitable adhesive.

Abstract: A fishing rod handle which includes a combination foregrip and reel securement assembly is described wherein the foregrip is of streamlined, tubular construction and is threadedly secured to a section of the rod handle that is positioned immediately forwardly of a reel seat on the handle. The reel securement component of this assembly is, in a preferred embodiment, rotatably secure to the foregrip which is free of any awkward, outwardly extending protrusions. The reel securement component and foregrip cooperate to clampingly engage the forwardly extending flange of a reel foot of a fishing reel mounted to said rod handle in a manner by which all threads on the rod handle are at least substantially fully concealed and by which loosening of the reel securement component is effectively resisted.

Abstract: This invention relates to the art of fishing rods having open-faced spinning reels and especially to a thumb-operated touch rod for mounting on the top of the rod handle to be in cooperation with only special spinning reels which are furnished with an automatic bail release, sometimes known as a "Touch Bail". These special spinning reels were designed with an automatic bail release mechanism whereby the fishing line holding and release thereof is attained through manipulation of the line pickup bail by the user's index finger. A large proportion of anglers are more adept in the use of their thumbs in operating various maneuvers during fishing than in the use of their index fingers because some anglers have short fingers and have difficulty in grasping the rod handle and simultaneously manipulating the line pickup bail. This invention comprises a thumb-operated touch rod which is clamped to the rod handle above the spinning reel.

Abstract: A fishing reel has a one-way break which can be pre-set to stop let-off of the line after a pre-determined number of turns of the reel.

Abstract: Trolling apparatus is disclosed for controlled depth trolling which includes a spring urged pin which can be turned to an "on" position where it is retained so that the pin can be successively engaged by members on the spool to provide an audible sound when the line is being drawn out by a fish on the line or which can be turned to an "off" position so that the pin is moved to a position out of engagement with the members on the spool.

Abstract: A fishing line storage reel for allowing fishing line to be selectively played out and reeled in. A stator having a cylindrical body portion is fixedly attached to the butt end of a fishing pole. A rotor is rotatably and slidably mounted on the body portion of the stator. A quantity of fishing line is wrapped around the rotor. A lug protrudes outwardly from the body portion of the stator and coacts with a slot in the rotor to prevent the rotor from rotating when the rotor is in a first position and to allow the rotor to rotate when it is slid to a second position. A retainer is provided to selectively hold the rotor in the first position.

Abstract: The reel attaches to the base end of a hollow fishing pole which may be a one-piece pole or multiple-section telescoping pole by means of a tapered thread compression nut. The reel comprises a hollow tubular housing for receiving a spool for the fishing line. The spool is advanced into the housing by means of a lead screw secured at one end to the spool and threadedly engaged at its other end with the base of the housing. A handle is preferably attached at a remote end of the spool so that as the spool is rotated by the handle, the spool advances by means of the lead screw into the housing. The fishing line extends through the hollow pole, (or through guides on a solid pole), through a passage in the housing, through a guide notch of the housing and about the spool. As the spool moves into the housing the line is wound thereabout, always remaining inside the housing. A pivotal locking lever locks the spool in fixed position relative to the housing in a number of different longitudinal positions.

Abstract: The device of the invention utilizes an adjustably positionable mercury switch to actuate a solenoid which in turn releases the line on the spinning reel in response to the reel reaching a predetermined angle or position in the casting motion. This feature allows the line to be consistently released at the proper position in order to achieve the desired length of cast.

Abstract: A spin casting fishing reel assembly is presented wherein actuation of the reel and feathering of the fishing line leaving the reel may both be accomplished at a single point forwardly of the reel itself. Fundamentally, the invention consists of a casing maintaining therein a spool about which the fishing line is wound. A tubular handle is connected to a front end portion of the casing with the fishing line leaving the reel and passing through the tubular handle. The handle includes an outer tubular member having an inner tubular member slidingly received therein. A spring-biased slide button is connected to the inner tubular member and rearward motion of the slide button by the user's thumb causes the inner tubular member to engage a cam maintained within the casing. This cam causes a retraction of a carrier pin to allow the line to be released from the spool, through the tubular handle, and across the slide button.

Abstract: A fishing rig which includes a housing for a spinning reel, a short rod section which pivots at its anchor end to engage the underneath portion of the reel housing, and a closed "C" shaped handle which also serves as a storage chamber for the lure, bobber, or other fish catching element employed at the end of the line. The handle is thin enough to fit in a fisherman's pocket for carrying, and also includes a belt hook for holding the rig to free the fisherman's hands. The bobber construction disclosed is of a floating member, unweighted, and which slides along the line to a point where a knot may be tied to determine the depth to which a weighted hook will sink, the bobber being slidable along the line to permit casting with the bobber adjacent the sinker.

Abstract: This invention relates to a fishing reel for mounting on a fishing rod, said reel comprising a foot, a spool for winding the line and a support attached to said foot, an elastic return member and a control device for the spool, the paying out of the line being done by casting from one side of the spool whose axis is parallel to the fishing rod during this casting operation and in which automatic clamping of the line is effected by rotation of the spool support under the effect of the elastic force of said return member constituted notably in the form of a tension spring and which is fixed on the one hand to the spool support and on the other hand to said foot, said control device being of the lever type and clamping said spool in casting position and causing, on its actuation, the sudden pivoting through 90.degree.

Abstract: A heavy duty fishing reel apparatus having a line-receiving reel rotatably attached to a frame. An extending member is pivotally attached to the frame, and an elastic restraining device, which is attached between the distended portion of the extending member and the frame provides an adjustable restoring force in response to the rotation of the extending member about its pivot axis. A sealed bearing pulley device having a simplified line-guiding wheel and rotational bearing assembly is pivotally attached to the distended portion of the extending member.

Abstract: A molded, lightweight and floating fishing rod handle having a reel directly mounted thereon to form a compact unit. A releasable stop is slidably mounted on the handle and has a concealed portion engageable with the reel.

Abstract: A fishing reel accessory for a fishing reel mounted on a fishing pole at the handle thereof and having fishing line wound therearound comprises a brake member mounted on the pole adjacent the handle and the reel for selectively manually preventing unwinding of the reel.

Abstract: A novel key holder that is readily convertible so to be used as fishing gear for catching fish; the key holder consisting of a key ring attached to one end of a leash which at its other end is attached to a case for storing lures and flies; the key ring in a closed position serving to retain keys, and in an opened position forming a fish hook, and one end of the case being interchangably attachable either to a cap that has a beaded chain for retaining additional keys or being attachable to a reel unit in which fishing line is wound up around a spindle; the fishing line being directly attachable to the leash after detachment of the case from the leash, so to lower the fish hook in the water during fishing operation.