Patent ID: 6913216

Claim:
A fishing reel comprising: a fishing reel body having a tripping portion; a rotor having a primary bracket mount with a trip mechanism comprising a ramp and a holding mechanism, said holding mechanism including a first pivot point, a second pivot point, a holding mechanism axis extending between the first pivot point and the second pivot point, and a spring intermediate the first pivot point and the second pivot point; a primary bracket movably mounted to the primary bracket mount about a central bracket axis, a vertical plane passing through the central bracket axis and defining a first side of the plane and a second side of the plane, the holding mechanism first pivot point being located on the first side, said primary bracket further having a trip mechanism engagement surface and a holding mechanism engagement surface, said holding mechanism engagement surface being located on the second side of the plane in a primary bracket closed position, and being located on the first side of the plane in a primary bracket open position, said holding mechanism axis crosses the vertical plane at a point below the central bracket axis.