Active fly-fishing equipment

A fly fishing arrangement, comprising:

• a rod that has an inner end, an outer end, and a plurality of substantially aligned outer rod rings;
• a reel that is mounted on the rod for unfurling fly line at a moment of casting and for winding up and furling the fly line after every cast, whereby the outer rod rings are located between the reel and the outer end of the rod;
• a manually controllable line-blocking mechanism including a clamping member comprising a clamping ring, and a clamping surface, mounted on the rod outward from the reel, having a running position, in which the clamping ring is substantially perpendicular to the rod and is substantially aligned with the outer rod rings, and the line is free to run off of the rod through the clamping ring, and a blocking position, in which the clamping ring is pivoted down to press the line against the clamping surface, whereby the line is clamped between the clamping member and the clamping surface;
• spring means for biassing the clamping member into the running position;
• control means for switching the line-blocking mechanism between the running and blocking positions, located on the rod adjacent to the reel to allow actuation of the control means and thereby the line-blocking mechanism by using a finger of the hand of the user's casting arm;
• connection means for connecting the control means and the line-blocking mechanism;
• said clamping member being secured to the rod via a pivot and including a clamping lever arm;
• said clamping member is a clamping ring attached to the clamping lever arm;
• and in which
• the control means is a pivoted tab secured to a control lever arm;
• and
• the connection means comprises a rod connecting the control lever arm and the clamping lever arm.

A fly fishing arrangement, comprising:

• a rod that has an inner end, an outer end, and a plurality of substantially aligned rod rings;
• a reel that is mounted on the rod for unfurling fly line at a moment of casting and for winding up and furling the fly line after every cast;
• a manually controllable line-blocking mechanism including a clamping member, comprising a clamping ring, and a clamping surface, mounted on the rod outward from the reel, having a running position, in which the clamping ring is substantially perpendicular to the rod and is substantially aligned with the rod rings, and the line is free to run off of the rod through the clamping ring, and a blocking position, in which the clamping ring is pivoted down to press the line against the clamping surface whereby the line is clamped between the clamping member and the clamping surface;
• spring means for biassing the clamping member into the running position;
• control means for switching the line-blocking mechanism between the running and blocking positions, located on the rod adjacent to the reel to allow actuation of the control means and thereby the line-blocking mechanism by using a finger of the hand of the user's casting arm;
• connection means for connecting the control means and the line-blocking mechanism;
• said clamping member being secured to the rod via a pivot and including a clamping lever arm;
• said clamping member is a clamping ring attached to the clamping lever arm;
• and in which
• the control means includes a pusher that is connected to a slide bar that slides in a casing and has an outer position and an inner position, and an inner end, said control means further including a pusher spring for biassing the pusher and slide bar in the outer position;
• and
• the connection means comprises a wire attached to the inner end of the slide bar and, via a slide eye, which is attached at an outer edge of the casing, to the clamping lever arm, whereby the clamping member is in the clamping position when the slide bar is in the inner position and is in the running position when the slide bar is in the outer position.

An arrangement for fly fishing, comprising:

• a rod that has an inner end and an outer end;
• a reel that is mounted on the rod for unfurling fly line at a moment of casting and for winding up and furling the fly line after every cast;
• a manually controllable line-blocking mechanism including a clamping member and a clamping surface, mounted on the rod outward from the reel, having a running position, in which the line is free to run off of the rod, and a blocking position, in which the line is clamped between the clamping member and the clamping surface;
• control means for switching the line-blocking mechanism between the running and blocking positions, located on the rod adjacent to the reel to allow actuation of the control means and thereby the line-blocking mechanism by using a finger of the hand of the user's casting arm;
• and
• connection means for connecting the control means and the line-blocking mechanism;
• in which the control means includes a slide bar that slides in a casing and has an outer position and an inner position, and an inner end, further including a spring for biassing the slide bar into the outer position.

An arrangement for fly fishing, comprising:

• a rod that has an inner end and an outer end;
• a reel that is mounted on the rod for unfurling fly line at a moment of casting and for winding up and furling the fly line after every cast;
• a manually controllable line-blocking mechanism including a clamping member and a clamping surface, mounted on the rod outward from the reel, having a running position, in which the line is free to run off of the rod, and a blocking position, in which the line is clamped between the clamping member and the clamping surface;
• control means for switching the line-blocking mechanism between the running and blocking positions, located on the rod adjacent to the reel to allow actuation of the control means and thereby the line-blocking mechanism by using a finger of the hand of the user's casting arm;
• and
• connection means for connecting the control means and the line-blocking mechanism;
• in which:
• the control means includes a pusher that is connected to a slide bar that slides in a casing and has an outer position and an inner position, and an inner end, said control means further including a pusher spring for biassing the pusher and slide bar into the outer position;
• the connection means comprises a wire attached to the inner end of the pusher and, via a slide eye, which is attached at an outer edge of the casing, to the clamping lever arm, whereby the clamping member is in the clamping position when the pusher and slide bar are in the inner position and is in the running position when the pusher and slide bar are in the outer position.