Fishing reel
AssigneeStrike Technology Limited
InventorAndrew Maeder
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Abstract
A fishing reel including a spool (5) for storing and dispensing line, and a winding mechanism for winding the line onto the spool (5) about a winding axis, the spool (5) is releasably secured in any one of a plurality of positions, each eccentrically offset from the winding axis to a different degree. In further embodiments a spool having an eccentrically positioned bore, a spindle positioned along an axis offset from the winding axis, the spindle being located within the bore of the spool, and a clutch releasably securing the spool in a desired position with respect to the spindle.
Claims25
A fishing reel including:
- a reel body;
- a rod attachment leg adapted to be mounted to a fishing rod;
- a spool for storing and dispensing line;
- and
- a winding mechanism configured for winding line onto the spool about a winding axis, wherein the spool includes a spool axis and the spool is configured to be releasably secured to a securing member in any one of a plurality of positions, wherein the spool axis in each of the plurality of positions is eccentrically offset from the winding axis to a different degree.
A spool and spool base for a fishing reel, a reel body;
- and a rod attachment leg adapted to be mounted to a fishing rod;
- wherein the spool includes a spool axis and the spool is configured to be releasably secured to a securing member in any one of a plurality of positions, wherein the spool axis in each of the plurality of positions is eccentrically offset from the winding axis to a different degree.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.