Patent ID: 8640376
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing system comprising: a reel assembly, the reel assembly including a rear reel housing; a reel shaft within the reel assembly, a first pulley coupled to the reel shaft; a motor shaft extending from the electric motor and a second pulley coupled to the motor shaft; and a belt coupling the first pulley to the second pulley; a non-metallic mounting block coupled to the rear reel housing; a pair of metallic mounting collars coupled to the mounting block; an electric motor held within the mounting collars, such that there is an air path on either side and between the mounting collars for air to flow about and around the electric motor; a tensioning arm engaging the reel shaft and the motor shaft and adapted to tension the belt: and an actuator assembly coupled to the electric motor and adapted to be coupled to a source of electric power for selectively coupling the electric motor to the source of electric power.