Patent ID: 8308097

Claim:
A click sound generating device for a bait reel, the bait reel comprising a reel frame, a spool rotatably mounted to the reel frame, with a fishing line wound around a circumferential outer surface of the spool, a handle connected to the spool through a gear shaft, and a drag knob provided between the handle and the gear shaft to adjust a drag strength of the spool, the click sound generating device being installed in the drag knob to generate clicking sounds depending on rotation of the drag knob, and comprising: a click spring interlocked with the drag knob or the gear shaft, with a contact protrusion formed on the click spring, the click spring having an annular shape with a center opening so that the click spring is provided around a circumferential outer surface of the gear shaft through the center opening; a click plate interlocked with the gear shaft or the drag knob, the click plate having an uneven surface having a crown gear shape to generate clicking sounds when the contact protrusion of the click spring comes into contact with and moves along the uneven surface of the click plate, the click plate having a center hole so that the click plate is fitted over the circumferential outer surface of the gear shaft through the center hole; means for holding the click spring; and means for retaining the click plate.