Patent ID: 6209815
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing reel comprising:a) a base for mounting on a rod;b) a housing extending from the base;c) an axle attached to the housing, the axle having an axis and a central passage along the axis;d) a line spool having a first side and a second side, the spool rotatably mounted on the axle;e) a handle connected to the first side of the spool for rotating the spool on the axle;f) a gear rotatably mounted on the axle between the housing and the second side of the spool;g) an antireverse assembly pivotally connected to the housing and engaging the gear so as to permit the gear to rotate freely in one of two selectable directions and to prevent rotation in the other of the two directions;h) a threaded draw bar passing through the central passage and having a first end with a first adjusting knob affixed thereto beside the first side of the spool and a second end outside the housing past the second side of the spool, the draw bar threadedly engaging the housing past the spool and before the second end;i) a second adjusting knob removably attached to the second end so as rotate in concert with the draw bar and the first knob; andj) a friction disc rotatably mounted on the axle between the gear and the second side of the spool.