Selectively motorized fishing reel

A fishing reel attachment for use on a rod-and-reel combination, said rod-and-reel combination including a hand crank for operating the reel, said attachment comprising an electric motor adapted to be secured to said rod, a gear housing adapted to be secured to said reel and interposed between said hand crank and said reel, a first bevel gear received within said gear housing and adapted to be fixedly connected between said hand crank and said reel whereby said reel can be driven by operating said hand crank, a second bevel gear rotatably mounted on said gear housing and axially movable into and out of operating engagement with said first bevel gear, a drive cable operatively coupling said electric motor to said second bevel gear, a cable housing receiving said cable drive and fixed to said electric motor and gear housing and providing a fixed length path therebetween, and a slide button control for moving said drive cable longitudinally to move said second bevel gear into and out of operating engagement with said first bevel gear.