Patent ID: 7963476

Claim:
A fishing tippet spool comprising: a circular trough adapted to contain a length of tippet, said trough being generally symmetrical about a first spool axis, said trough surrounding a central volume adjacent said first spool axis; an opening within said central volume, said opening surrounded by an opening wall, said opening wall being asymmetrical about said first axis, said opening wall including at least one first portion at a first distance from said first spool axis and at least one second portion at a second distance from said first spool axis, said first distance being greater than said second distance, said first portion being a top outwardly extending portion extending from said first spool axis in a direction defined as a spool top; a label having a top and information presented on said label, said information more easily read when said label top is orientated in an upward direction; said tippet spool having a surface supporting said label with said label top orientated with said spool top; said tippet spool having a center of mass; and, said center of mass being more distant from said spool top than said first spool axis.