Patent ID: 7360732

Claim:
A fishing apparatus comprising: a reel, the reel having two sides comprising a left side and a right side, means for grasping the reel, means for rotating the reel, a length of fishing line wound around the reel, wherein the reel further comprises an indentation, the indentation being present in between the left side and the right side of the reel, wherein the indentation has a V-shape, wherein the means for grasping the reel further comprises a grip, the grip having two ends comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the grip is attached to the left side of the reel, means for fixedly attaching the grip to the left side of the reel, wherein the means for fixedly attaching the grip to the left side of the reel further comprises a depression, the depression located in the right side of the reel, a hole centrally located in the depression, a hole located in the first end of the grip, a tensioner bolt, the tensioner bolt comprising a rod that has two ends comprising a first end and a second end, the tensioner bolt further comprising a cap, the cap being attached to the second end of the tensioner bolt, means for threadably attaching the first end of the tensioner bolt to the hole located in the first end of the grip, and means for providing tension for the tension bolt, wherein the means for threadably attaching the first end of the tensioner bolt to the hole located in the first end of the grip further comprises a plurality of internal threads located within the hole located in the first end of the grip, a plurality of external threads located on the first end of the rod of the tensioner bolt, wherein the first end of the tensioner bolt is inserted through the hole centrally located in the depression, further wherein the first end of the tensioner bolt is inserted through the hole located in the first end of the grip, and further wherein the internal threads located within the hole located in the first end of the grip are threadably attached to the plurality of external threads located on the first end of the rod of the tensioner bolt, wherein the means for providing tension on the tensioner bolt further comprises a washer, a spring, wherein the first end of the tensioner bolt is first placed through the spring, further wherein the first end of the tensioner bolt is next placed through the washer, and further wherein the first end of the tensioner bolt is next placed through the hole centrally located in the depression.