Patent ID: 7850109

Claim:
A bait reel comprising: a rotatable spool on which fishing line may be wound; a spool shaft associated with the spool and rotatable with the spool; and a magnetic brake device including a ring-shaped plate, a guide block positioned between the spool and the plate and coupled to the spool shaft such that the guide block is rotatable with the spool, a pair of movers positioned in the guide block and movable radially with respect to the guide block, and at least one magnet mounted on each of the movers, wherein the guide block extends between the magnets and the plate and has at least one window for exposing the magnets to the plate, and wherein the plate cooperates with the magnets to generate a brake force on the spool when the movers are moved radially by the generation of centrifugal force caused by rotation of the spool.