Device for controlling a click brake on a fly reel

A click brake control device for a fly reel having a spool and an associated click gear, said control device comprising:

• a pawl;
• a pawl holder slidably supporting said pawl at one end of said pawl holder and including a cam-engaging surface at the other end of said pawl holder, said pawl holder being pivotably supported at a position intermediate said one and other ends thereof;
• a spring for biasing said pawl toward said click gear and including a cam-engaging surface at one end thereof;
• and
• a cam assembly including a first cam member for moving said pawl into and out of engagement with said click gear, said first cam member being rotatable about a common axis and disposed between said cam-engaging surfaces of said pawl holder and spring, said first cam member urging said cam-engaging surface of said pawl away from said common axis in order to move said pawl out of engagement with said click gear, and a second cam member for varying the force exerted by said spring on said pawl when said pawl engages said click gear to thereby vary the braking force on said spool, said second cam member being disposed between said cam-engaging surfaces of said spring and pawl holder and in a different plane from said first cam member, said second cam member being rotatable in said different plane about said common axis to urge said cam-engaging surface of said spring away from said common axis in order to increase the force exerted by said spring on said pawl.