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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott T Merrill, Mounds, OK (US);
Robert L Forslund, Catoosa, OK (US);
Ronald M Cross, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242296 ; 242317 ;
Abstract
A fly fishing reel is disclosed which allows for a simplified construction allowing for reversibility of the drag effect on a spool to facilitate left- or right-hand operation without disassembling small parts which can be lost in the boat. The spool structure is strengthened by virtue of a tapered design. A snap-on cap doubles as a support for a spring that holds the spool to a shaft.