Trot line reel with hook holders

An apparatus for storing, retrieving and dispensing a multiple line, comprising;

• a main line, a plurality of stage lines attached thereto, and a hook device attached to each of the plurality of stage lines,
• a reel having a flange,
• a plurality of tubular holders attached to the flange each for storing at least one of said hook devices,
• wherein upon dispensing of the main line from the reel at least one of said holders leans with respect to the reel, under tension from one of said stage lines as the main line is discharged, and wherein the holder is biased to return to an original position, and the action of the holder returning to the original position causes the at least one hook device to be flipped away from the reel.

A trotline apparatus for storing, discharging, and retrieving a trotline, comprising;

• a trotline including a main line, a plurality of stage lines attached thereto, and a hook attached to each of the plurality of stage lines,
• a reel,
• a plurality of holders attached to said reel, the holders storing each of said hooks, each of said plurality of holders comprising an elongate strip of flexible material having a longitudinal axis and concave surface extending along the longitudinal axis,
• wherein upon dispensing of the main line from the reel at least one of the stage lines having a hook stored in one of said holders, causes the holder storing the hook to bend with respect to the reel, and then twist toward the direction of pull, and wherein the elongate strip holder is biased to return to an original position thereby tossing the hook away from the reel as the hook is released from the holder.