Abstract: A line guide apparatus of a fishing reel includes a line guide unit having a bore extending longitudinally therethrough, and a sleeve provided within the bore configured to receive a fishing line. The line guide unit has an inner surface defining a wall of the bore that is formed with one or more protruding ribs configured to retain the sleeve in a position inside the line guide unit.

Abstract: A fishing line guide attached to a rod body of a fishing rod is provided. The fishing line guide includes a guide ring through which a fishing line passes, a frame supporting the guide ring, and an attachment portion coupled to the frame and attached to the rod body. The frame has, at a lower end thereof, an attachment foot extending along a longitudinal direction of the rod body. The attachment portion is coupled to the attachment foot and is composed of a resin material. The attachment portion has a through bore to which the rod body is fitted, and a fitting hole to which the attachment foot is fitted. The fitting hole is spaced apart along the longitudinal direction from one end surface of the attachment portion and is formed at an outside of the through bore separately from the through bore in a radial direction.

Abstract: A fishing rod has a rod body and an attachment portion, and includes: an attachment attached to the outer peripheral face of the rod body with the attachment portion; a first layer formed by winding a first sheet around both the attachment portion and the rod body; and a second layer formed by winding a second sheet made of fiber-reinforced resin on the outer side of the first sheet, wherein the tensile elongation measured in accordance with JIS K 7161-1 of the first sheet is greater than that measured in accordance with JIS K 7161-1 of the second sheet.

Abstract: An outrigger assembly includes an outrigger tube with a longitudinal axis. A swivel ring is disposed on the outrigger tube. The swivel ring is rotatable with respect to the outrigger tube about the longitudinal axis. The swivel ring has a line guide for guiding an outrigger rigging line in a direction along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for attaching vegetative propagules to a longline that may include a clip portion having a curved area sized to receive a stem of a vegetative propagule and having an opening to the curved area smaller than the curved area to secure the vegetative propagule in the curved area; a tapered barrel that is inserted into a longline; and a rigid connection by a tower between the clip portion and the tapered barrel. Also disclosed is a macroalgae farm including the apparatus for attaching vegetative propagules to a longline.

Abstract: One object is to provide a fishing rod in which stability in securing a fitting is achieved. The fishing rod includes a molded rod section having a surface and the fitting placed on the surface, the fitting having a securing portion and being secured to the surface with a sheet member made of a thermosetting resin that is wound on the securing portion and heat-cured. The sheet member includes a first sheet member and a second sheet member made of thermosetting resins, the first sheet member being placed or wound on the rod section, the second sheet member being wound over the first sheet member and the securing portion placed on the first sheet member. The thermosetting resins of the first sheet member and the second sheet member have different curing temperatures from each other.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a fishing line guide including a ring portion through which a fishing line passes and an attachment foot extending from the ring portion and attached to a fishing rod. The attachment foot may have stepped portions each formed on each of two side portions in a cross section of the attachment foot in a width direction of the attachment foot orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the attachment foot.

Abstract: An outrigger assembly includes an outrigger tube with a longitudinal axis. A swivel ring is disposed on the outrigger tube. The swivel ring is rotatable with respect to the outrigger tube about the longitudinal axis. The swivel ring has a line guide for guiding an outrigger rigging line in a direction along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A guiding device for fishing rod lines, the guiding device includes a supporting body for at least one guiding roller which is mounted so that the at least one guiding roller can rotate with respect to the supporting body about an axis of the roller. The guiding device further includes two elements for fixing to the shaft of a fishing rod, which are arranged substantially at right angles to the axis of the roller on opposite sides with respect to the supporting body. The guiding device further includes a kinematic connection device between the supporting body and at least one of the two elements for fixing, which is adapted to allow two degrees of freedom between the supporting body and at least one of the elements for fixing.

Abstract: A heated fishing rod guide apparatus is provided to enable fishing in freezing conditions. A circuit strip overlay is positionable upon a fishing rod to situate a plurality of heating elements in heating contact with each of the plurality of guides disposed upon the fishing rod blank. Electrical energy supplied to each guide therefore resistively heats said guides to prevent the fishing line from freezing thereto to prevent snapping of the line as often otherwise occurs. At least one connector is disposed upon the handle of the fishing rod disposed in circuit with the circuit strip overlay. The at least one connector may be adapted for connection with at least one contact disposed upon a cold weather glove, to enable heating of the rod when held in hand, and, alternately, with an attachable contact to enable hands-free heating.

Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a guide ring less prone to break due to an impact or wear. A fishing line guide according to one aspect of the present invention is to be used on a fishing rod and includes a guide body with a through hole formed therein and a guide ring fitted into the through hole of the guide body. The guide ring has a top portion that is most distant from the fishing rod in a vertical direction extending vertically with respect to an axial direction of the fishing rod, and the guide ring is configured such that a thickness of a guide rear portion on a rear side relative to the top portion is larger than that of a guide front portion on a front side relative to the top portion.

Abstract: A branching position having two supporting legs of a fishing rod guide having two supporting legs formed by three sets of fiber-reinforced resin layers disposed in a fishing rod is sealed by a thermoset resin member or a prepreg.

Abstract: A three-piece flexible roller guide system that includes an integrated frame and a pair of feet having a unique combination of bushings and a through bolt system of connection mechanism. The roller guide system mounts to a fishing rod and assists in easy adaptation to stress related conditions during the fishing process, mainly brought about by the flexible connection mechanism between the frame and the pair of feet.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method of manufacturing a product having a complex shape by using at least one jig and at least one mandrel. The method of manufacturing a product having a complex shape by using at least one jig and at least one mandrel is configured to include: a preparation step of preparing a prepreg sheet and a cylindrical first mandrel around which the prepreg sheet is wound; a first rolling step of forming a first stacking surface by winding the prepreg sheet around the first mandrel; a second mandrel preparation step of locating a second mandrel on the outer circumferential surface of the first stacking surface; a second rolling step of forming a second stacking surface by winding the first stacking surface and the second mandrel with the prepreg sheet; and a core removal step of removing the first mandrel and the second mandrel.

Abstract: A fishing line guide which is attached to a fishing rod and guides a fishing line. The fishing line guide includes a guide ring through which a fishing line passes, a support leg connected to the guide ring at an upper end, and an attachment foot extending from a lower end of the support leg and configured to be attached to a fishing rod. The attachment foot has a base end adjoining the lower end of the support leg and a leading end located opposite the base end. The attachment foot includes a slit portion and a pair of convex portions. The slit portion is perforated in the attachment foot along a central axis of the attachment foot from the base end toward the leading end. A pair of the convex portions are located at the slit portion and protrude toward the central axis respectively.

Abstract: One object is to provide a lightweight and low-cost fixing structure for a fishing line guide which allows simple and secure fixing and a fishing rod employing the fixing structure. The fixing structure for a fishing line guide according to the present invention comprises: a fishing line guide including an opening for guiding a fishing line and a circular portion having an insertion hole through which the fishing line is to be passed; and two fixing pipes contacting a front surface and a rear surface of the circular portion, wherein the circular portion and end surfaces of the fixing pipes are inclined at a same angle with respect to a vertical plane orthogonal to an axial direction of the fishing rod.

Abstract: The disclosed line guides combine a wear resistant ring with a superelastic, shape memory alloy frame and support to provide a lightweight and durable assembly. The wear resistant ring is constructed of hard material such as ceramic. The wear resistant ring includes a groove or annular depression on the outside surface where the ring and frame meet. The elastic frame is configured to grip the ring, which provides an enhanced mechanical connection between the wear resistant ring and the superelastic frame. The groove also provides a location for the application of adhesive. The frame is exposed around the wear resistant ring and protects the ring from damage during storage, transportation and use. The superelastic alloy frame and support flex to absorb shock and when deformed rebound to their original shape.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hollow fishing rod assembly with an inventive mounting block that spaces a hollow rod apart from a fishing reel seat such that when the fishing reel is mounted to the seat the fishing line orifice of the reel is axially aligned with the core of the hollow fishing rod. The mounting bracket may be hinged so that the line opening of the fishing rod is moved above the fishing reel for easy access and threading of new or replacement fishing line through the rod.

Abstract: A fishing line guide including an attachment foot having a thin thickness, a shorter length and a high strength. The fishing line guide includes at least one support leg, an attachment foot located at a distal end of the support leg, and a reinforcement groove formed in the attachment foot. The attachment foot has a lower surface making contact with a portion of a fishing rod, an upper surface located opposite the lower surface in a thickness direction, one end connected to the distal end of the support leg, and an opposite end located opposite the one end in a longitudinal direction. The reinforcement groove extends along the longitudinal direction of the attachment foot from the one end toward the opposite end in the lower surface of the attachment foot. A portion of the support leg and the attachment foot are made of a metallic material.

Abstract: An attachment tube for a top guide has a central axis extending in a longitudinal direction, a first insertion opening provided at one end in the longitudinal direction, a rectangular second insertion opening provided at the opposite end in the longitudinal direction, and an inclined surface provided at the opposite end. A tip portion of a fishing rod is inserted to the first insertion opening. An insertion leg of a frame supporting a guide ring is inserted to the second insertion opening. A rectangle center of the second insertion opening is spaced upward apart from the central axis. The inclined surface adjoins the second insertion opening and is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the central axis.

Abstract: Provided is a fishing line guide that can be manufactured in a simple manner. The fishing line guide according to an embodiment is a fishing line guide mounted on a tip portion of a fishing rod, the fishing line guide including a tubular member where a through-hole extending along an extension direction is formed, a plurality of slits extending while facing each other along the extension direction on an end surface of one end being formed in the tubular member, and a frame member where a through-hole allowing a fishing line to be inserted and guided is formed, a supporting portion engaged with the through-hole and the plurality of slits of the tubular member being formed in the frame member.

Abstract: One object is to provide a fishing line guide that allows a line snagged in a loop to be released readily. The line guide 5 according to the present invention include a frame including a fixing portion fixed on the outer surface of the rod, a ring retainer retaining a guide ring that admits the line, and a connecting portion connecting the ring retainer and the fixing portion. For a width Wa of the frame at the inflection point between the connecting portion and the ring retainer and a maximum width Wb of the ring retainer, the frame 5A is formed such that the width Wa is equal to or greater than 70% of the maximum width Wb.

Abstract: A set of fishline guides which are configured to be attached to a rod in an axial direction of the rod, each of the set of fishline guides includes a frame including a fixing portion configured to be attached to an outer surface of the rod, a ring holding portion to which a guide ring through which a fishline passes is attached, and a support leg connecting the fixing portion to the ring holding portion, the fixing portion being in a plane transverse to a plane of the ring holding portion. The frame includes a plurality of fiber-reinforced resin layers foamed by laminating a plurality of fiber-reinforced prepregs in which a reinforcing fiber is impregnated with a synthetic resin. A normal line to a plane of each of the fiber-reinforced resin layers forming the ring holding portion coincides with an axial direction of the ring holding portion.

Abstract: A fishing pole system includes a shaft having a hollow interior with a cap connected to its upper end and a point connected to its lower end. A slide is positioned within the hollow interior and an internal lead is connected to the slide at its lower end, the internal lead extends through the cap and connects to a swivel at its upper end. The slide includes a locking mechanism which engages a locking mechanism connected to the point. In use, the cap end of the fishing pole is banged on the ground which releases the slide from the point and the internal lead is paid-out from the hollow interior. To store the fishing pole, the slide is withdrawn within the hollow interior by gravity. When fully withdrawn, the point is banged into the ground causing the slide to lock to the point and the fishing pole is stored away.

Abstract: A fishing line guide system for use on a fishing rod comprising at least two fishing line guides or concentrically aligned guide rings to reduce the helix formed in the fishing line during casting including a primary or proximal guide ring and a secondary or distal guide ring disposed in planes substantially parallel to each other and spaced within a predetermined range or distance relative to each other.

Abstract: One object is to provide a lightweight fishing line guide that allows sharp sensing of fish bites. In accordance with one aspect, the line guide of the present invention includes a frame constituted by fiber-reinforced resin layers prepared by impregnating reinforcement fibers with a synthetic resin. The frame includes a ring retainer retaining a guide ring for admitting a fish line; a rod retainer having a retaining hole penetrating the frame and configured to be retained and fixed at a tip end of a tip rod of a fishing rod; and a support leg extending from the ring retainer and tipped with a fixation portion to be fixed on a rod.

Abstract: A fishing line guide includes an attachment portion, a support leg frame, a support leg portion and a guide ring portion. The support leg frame extends from a base end of the attachment portion and is integrally formed with the attachment portion. The attachment portion and the support leg frame are made of a metallic material. The support leg portion extends from the base end of the attachment portion and is composited with the support leg frame throughout the overall length of the support leg frame. The guide ring portion is located at a tip end of the support leg portion. A fishing line passes through the guide ring portion. The support leg portion and the guide ring portion are partially or wholly made of a plastic material. A sectional area of the support leg frame gradually decreases toward the tip end of the support leg frame.

Abstract: A tangle catching device is configured to prevent a tangle of fishing line from entering a fishing reel of a fishing rod. The device includes a tangle catcher that defines at least in part a line opening through which the fishing line from the fishing reel extends. The tangle catcher has one or more teeth extending radially inward into the line opening from the tangle catcher. The teeth are hook shaped to catch the tangled fishing line.

Abstract: A fishing line guide includes a pair of lateral support legs and one rear support leg which extend from a guide ring. When viewing the fishing line guide from front, an outer contour of the lateral support legs is inclined from an attachment foot thereof at an angle of 45 degrees or more with respect to a horizontal line passing the attachment foot. An outer contour of the guide ring has a curve line, which has a center located outside the outer contour of the guide ring, from a position located at 45 degrees below the center of the guide ring. An upper contour of the lateral support legs joins to the outer contour of the guide ring above the center of the guide ring. A lower contour of the lateral support legs joins to the outer contour of the guide ring below the center of the guide ring.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a fishing rod with which a fishing line guide that has a leg portion extending in an extension direction of the fishing rod main body can be mounted on a fishing rod main body in a simple manner. The fishing rod includes a rod-shaped fishing rod main body, a fishing line guide including a leg portion arranged on an outer surface of the fishing rod main body and extending along an extension direction of the fishing rod main body, and a tubular fixing member formed of fiber-reinforced plastic, covering the outer surface of the fishing rod main body and the leg portion, and pressing the leg portion toward the outer surface.

Abstract: A clamp assembly for maintaining two rod sections parallel to each other includes a collar encircling a longitudinal axis for receiving a first rod section, and a retainer attached to the collar. The retainer has a first hook and a second hook. The second hook for receiving a second rod section is attached to the collar and the first hook is connected to the second hook. The clamp assembly has an open configuration in which the retainer hinges from the collar, and a closed configuration in which the first hook at least partially surrounds the collar. The collar includes a band for encircling the first rod section. The band has a first circumferential end and an opposing second circumferential end that meet to form a closure.

Abstract: A fishing line guide having a line guide ring inclined to a tip side, and an angle of junction between the line guide ring and right and left side support legs made smaller at a butt side than at a tip side, and a hook concave portion, where the right and left support legs have outer contour surfaces and the right and left support legs are curved outwardly and continuously with respect to right and left tangential lines of the line guide ring.

Abstract: In a specific example, the present invention provides a fishing rod apparatus configured with low profile guides and a tip top, which are prone to fewer or almost no line tangles.

Abstract: A tubular line guide ring apparatus that is mountable to a line guide support and line guide ring of a fishing rod and that is capable of flexing to accommodate a range of line angles during casting, retrieval and fish fighting operations.

Abstract: One object is to provide a lightweight fishing line guide that allows sharp sensing of fish bites. In accordance with one aspect, the line guide of the present invention includes a frame constituted by fiber-reinforced resin layers prepared by impregnating reinforcement fibers with a synthetic resin. The frame includes a ring retainer retaining a guide ring for admitting a fish line; a rod retainer having a retaining hole penetrating the frame and configured to be retained and fixed at a tip end of a tip rod of a fishing rod; and a support leg extending from the ring retainer and tipped with a fixation portion to be fixed on a rod.

Abstract: One object is to provide a fishing line guide that allows a line snagged in a loop to be released readily. The line guide 5 according to the present invention include a frame including a fixing portion fixed on the outer surface of the rod, a ring retainer retaining a guide ring that admits the line, and a connecting portion connecting the ring retainer and the fixing portion. For a width Wa of the frame at the inflection point between the connecting portion and the ring retainer and a maximum width Wb of the ring retainer, the frame 5A is formed such that the width Wa is equal to or greater than 70% of the maximum width Wb.

Abstract: A branching position having two supporting legs of a fishing rod guide having two supporting legs formed by three sets of fiber-reinforced resin layers disposed in a fishing rod is sealed by a thermoset resin member or a prepreg.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved fishing rod adapted to increase the durability of the fishing rod and fishing line and to improve casting distance and accuracy. The fishing rod comprises an elongated cylindrical rod blank having a working end and a terminal end, wherein the working end is attached to a handle. The rod blank further comprises a plurality of fishing line guides disposed in a gradual spiral configuration along the length of the rod blank. The fishing line guides are adapted to receive a fishing line therethrough. The guides are also low profile so as to minimize snagging. When in use, the fishing line wraps around the rod blank, thereby evenly distributing the weight of the fishing line around the rod. In this way, the present invention eliminates line memory and increases the tensile strength of the rod blank and the fishing line.

Abstract: A spring clasp guide for providing an easier method of feeding a fishing line through a fishing guide comprising a substantially circular body and a spring clasp mechanism which, when actuated reveals a closeable gap in the circumference body portion of the guide. By revealing a gap in the body of the guide through which fishing line can be received, the spring clasp mechanism eliminates the need for a fisherman to feed line through the eyes of a plurality of guides sequentially and spend excessive time on preparing a fishing pole. On the contrary, a fisherman utilizing spring clasp guides on a fishing rod can simply actuate the spring clasp mechanism, insert the line through the closeable gap that is created, and release the spring clasp mechanism to cause the closeable gap to vanish and restore the integrity of the circumference body portion of the guide.

Abstract: A fishing rod can be switched between greater rigidity in one configuration to greater flexibility in another configuration. The configuration having greater flexibility is useful when enhanced sensitivity to fish strikes is desired.

Abstract: A fishing rod has a rod blank, and a line guide group attached to the rod blank for guiding a fishing line delivered from a reel to a top guide. The, line guide group is classified into a choke guide group configured with three choke guides and a tip guide group configured with a plurality of tip guides having a decreased height and diameter than the choke guides. Heights and diameters of the choke guides are set to draw one virtual cone shape in which the diameters are made to be circumferences. The heights and diameters of the tip guides are set to be all the same. Since the line is converged rapidly and smoothly, the tip guide group can have a combination of light guides having small diameter, thereby the entire weight can be saved greatly, and original ability of a rod can be brought out.

Abstract: Disclosed is a side-loading line guide for a fishing pole. The side-loading line guide allows fishing line loaded through the side of the line-eye, and not just by threading the line through the center of the line guide-eye. The line guide has at least one foot for attaching the side-loading line guide to a fishing pole or to a pole tip. The line-eye of the guide is a split ring with the adjacent turns pressed substantially flat together. The line-eye is connected to the foot (or feet) of the guide by a mounting means such as is typical and known in the field.

Abstract: A fishing line guide to be attached to a fishing rod includes a frame that includes a fixing part to be fixed to an exterior surface of the fishing rod, a holding part which holds a ring-shaped guide ring through which a fishing line is to pass, and a connecting part connecting the fixing portion to the holding part. The frame includes a fiber reinforced synthetic resin including a fiber bundle including a plurality of reinforced fibers extending in an extending direction of a part forming the holding part and the connecting part.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved fishing rod components, more particularly an improved eyelet or line guide for a fishing rod or pole and a method of manufacturing the same. The invention resides in a fishing rod or pole that comprises a plurality of longitudinally disposed attachment means secured and spaced apart along a substantially identical axis of the rod or pole; and a line guide or eyelet that is pivotally engaged with each of the plurality of longitudinally disposed attachment means for guiding a fishing line there-through, wherein the pivoting of the line guide or eyelet facilitates storage, transport and use of the rod or pole without damaging the line guide or eyelet.

Abstract: A rod and reel assembly for deep water fishing. The rod employs a structure that eliminates the need for line guides along the length of the structure by use of a swivel guide that maintains the line between two rod members. The swivel roller is placed at the distal end of the structure allowing fishing line deployed from a mounted reel to the swivel roller to pass unobstructed through the structure. Also disclosed is an electric reel that includes a cantilever spool having an enlarged interior allowing hand control of free spooling. A two stage drag system employs a first set of springs to allow hands free spooling with minimal drag and a second set of springs for proper setting for the fish hauling.

Abstract: A swiveling tip for a fishing rod includes a housing with a barrel positioned therein and a roller. The housing includes a first bore for receiving the barrel and a second bore for receiving a fishing rod. The barrel is capable of rotating 360° around a longitudinal axis of the second bore. The barrel has a guiding assembly at a distal end thereof and nose member, which together with the roller, guides and receives a fishing line therebetween.

Abstract: A fishing rod assembly that has a handle with a first decorative design and a shaft having eyelets that have a second decorative design that is related to the first decorative design. In addition the fishing rod has a reel and accompanying decorative bobber that also present decorative designs that are related to the first and second decorative design.

Abstract: A fishing line guide having a line guide ring inclined to a tip side, and an angle of junction between the line guide ring and right and left side support legs made smaller at a butt side than at a tip side, and a hook concave portion, where the right and left support legs have outer contour surfaces and the right and left support legs are curved outwardly and continuously with respect to right and left tangential lines of the line guide ring.

Abstract: A set of fishline guides which are configured to be attached to a rod in an axial direction of the rod, each of the set of fishline guides includes a frame including a fixing portion configured to be attached to an outer surface of the rod, a ring holding portion to which a guide ring through which a fishline passes is attached, and a support leg connecting the fixing portion to the ring holding portion, the fixing portion being in a plane transverse to a plane of the ring holding portion. The frame includes a plurality of fiber-reinforced resin layers foamed by laminating a plurality of fiber-reinforced prepregs in which a reinforcing fiber is impregnated with a synthetic resin. A normal line to a plane of each of the fiber-reinforced resin layers forming the ring holding portion coincides with an axial direction of the ring holding portion.

Abstract: In a specific example, the present invention provides a fishing rod apparatus configured with low profile guides and a tip top, which are prone to fewer or almost no line tangles.