Fishing reel with translatable spool

A fishing reel comprising:

• a housing;
• a spool positioned at least partially within the housing, the spool configured to rotate about an axis to retrieve a fishing line and translate along the axis to adjust a drag, the spool comprising an inner volume through which a spindle extends, the spindle configured to engage the spool at a first end, wherein the spool comprises a brake pad fixedly coupled with the spool;
• a drive mechanism configured to receive an input torque from a user and provide an output torque to the spool, the drive mechanism comprising a drag plate fixedly coupled with the drive mechanism, the drag plate rotatably coupled with a one-way bearing, the brake pad of the spool configured to exert a compressive force on the drag plate when the spool is translated along the axis towards a second end of the reel;
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• a lever mechanism comprising a camming mechanism and an adjustment member, the lever mechanism configured to receive a user input and translate the spool along the axis towards the second end of the reel to adjust the drag.

An adjustable drag mechanism for a fishing reel, the adjustable drag mechanism comprising:

• a spindle extending centrally through a spool of the fishing reel, the spindle configured to engage the spool at a first end and translate to pull the spool towards a second end of the reel;
• a brake pad fixedly coupled with a second end of the spool;
• a drag plate neighboring the brake pad, positioned at the second end of the reel, and configured to be driven to rotate, the drag plate limited to rotate in one direction for take-up of fishing line, the drag plate limited to rotate in the one direction through a rotatable coupling with a one-way bearing;
• an adjustment mechanism configured to receive a user input to adjust a compressive force between the brake pad and the drag plate, thereby adjusting a drag force of the fishing reel;
• wherein the spindle pulls the brake pad into compression with the drag plate.