Articulated fishing reel handle assembly

An articulated fishing reel handle assembly for attachment to a fishing reel, comprising:

• an elongate crank arm defining a first axis extending longitudinally therethrough and having a first end and a second end, said first end being rigidly connected to said reel in a manner wherein said first axis extends at approximately a 90 degree angle relative a second axis defined by and extending axially through said reel;
• an elongate bearing member defining a third axis extending longitudinally therethrough and having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being rigidly connected to said second end in a manner wherein said third axis extends at approximately a 90 degree angle relative said first axis and in substantially parallel relation to said second axis;
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• an elongate reel handle sized to extend along the palmar surface of a user's hand when grasped thereby and defining a fourth axis extending longitudinally therethrough, said reel handle having upper and lower portions and being rotatably connected to the distal end of said bearing member such that said fourth axis extends through said upper portion at an acute angle relative said third axis and through said lower portion at an obtuse angle relative said third axis.

An articulated fishing reel handle assembly for attachment to a fishing reel, comprising:

• an elongate crank arm having a first end rigidly connected to said reel and a second end;
• an elongate bearing member defining a first axis extending longitudinally therethrough and having a proximal end rotatably connected to the second end of said crank arm and a distal end;
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• an elongate reel handle sized to extend along the palmar surface of a user's hand when grasped thereby and defining a second axis extending longitudinally therethrough, said reel handle being rigidly connected to the distal end of said bearing member such that said second axis extends through an upper portion of said reel handle at an acute angle relative said first axis and through a lower portion of said reel handle at an obtuse angle relative said first axis so as to orient a user's hand at a natural, ergonomic angle relative said fishing reel to increase the user's comfort and aid the user in exerting a force to retrieve a fishing line onto the reel.