Patent ID: 8047461

Claim:
A fishing reel line re-winder for removing a spent fishing line from a fishing reel, said fishing line re-winder comprising: a linear housing; a motor situated within said housing; a shaft coupled to said motor; and, a spool positioned about said shaft; wherein said spool is adapted to receive the spent fishing line on the fishing reel such that the spent fishing line is wound about said spool as said motor operates; wherein said shaft further comprises: a drive pin statically coupled to a proximal end of said shaft and removably interlocked with said spool such that said spool simultaneously rotates with said drive pin and said shaft during operating conditions; wherein said pin has diametrically opposed resilient and unitary rectilinear ends protruding radially outward from said shaft; wherein said shaft has a threaded outer surface extending along a major longitudinal length thereof.