Combination trolling and casting reel

A fishing reel adapted to be shifted between casting and trolling modes comprising:

• a housing, a spool adapted for rotation about an axis relative to the housing, the spool including a line portion around which fishing line can be wound, rotating means for rotating the spool, first bearing means for rotatably mounting the spool on the housing on one side of the line portion, the spool on the other side of the line portion being spaced from the housing at a distance at least wide enough to accommodate a strand of fishing line, the first bearing means including means for accommodating movement of the spool between its normal axial position to a second position where a portion of the spool on the other side of the line portion will engage the housing when pressure is exerted on the spool and return to said normal position when the pressure is relieved, the housing including an opening therein located to allow the fishing line to be shifted between the trolling mode whereby line projects from the spool generally perpendicular to the spool axis and the casting mode whereby the line can unwind generally axially from the spool through the space between said other side of the line portion and the housing when the spool is in its normal axial position.