Patent ID: 7752800

Claim:
In combination: a fishing reel support comprising a graspable body with a fishing reel mounting assembly; a fishing reel comprising a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame, the frame comprising a mounting stem and a mounting foot comprising first and second foot portions projecting generally oppositely away from the mounting stem; and a security assembly for preventing the fishing reel from being separated from the fishing reel support, the security assembly comprising first and second strap components each with a substantial, flat width that are joined to each other so as to at all times be maintained together with the security assembly separated from the fishing reel and fishing reel support, the first foot portion captive between the first strap component and the fishing reel support with the first strap component straddling the first foot portion, the second foot portion captive between the second strap component and the fishing reel support with the second strap component straddling the second foot portion, the security assembly having a secured state and cooperating with the fishing reel support so that the fishing reel and security assembly cannot be separated from the fishing reel support with the security assembly in the secured state; and wherein the first and second strap components are joined to each other through a base and each said strap component is U-shaped with first and second legs joined by a bight portion and the first legs on the first and second strap components are joined to each other and there is a space between the second legs of the first and second strap components through which the mounting stem can be directed to allow the first and second strap components to respectively straddle the first and second mounting foot portions, the first and second legs on the first strap component bridged by the base with the security assembly in the secured state.