A braking force control device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a braking force control device provided with a spool pivotally supported by a reel body, the spool on which a fishing line may be wound, a rotational speed detection unit that detects a rotational speed of the spool, a braking unit that generates a braking force to the spool, and a braking force control unit that controls the braking force of the braking unit, in which the braking force control unit adjusts the braking force according to elapsed time from when casting starts or detection information of the rotational speed detection unit.

A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool shaft, a rolling bearing, and an elastic element. The spool shaft is rotatable with respect to the reel body. The rolling bearing has an outer diameter of 8 mm or less and supports the spool shaft. The rolling bearing includes an outer ring having a holding groove in an outer peripheral surface thereof, an inner ring connected to the spool shaft so as to be integrally rotatable, and a rolling element disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring. The elastic element has an annular shape and is held in the holding groove. The holding groove is located in a position that does not overlap with the rolling element in a radial direction of the spool shaft. The outer ring has a minimum thickness that is 10% or more of the outer diameter of the rolling bearing.

A reel for fishing line or the like provides for extremely rapid payout by releasing the line to unwind by sliding rapidly around a guide surrounding the line spool and by rotation of the line spool itself. A handle extending rearwardly from the reel controls a line guide preventing sliding of the fishing line around the guide and providing controllable friction and locking of rotation of the line spool only when actuated by the user to permit retraction of the line or controlled tensioning of the line.

A drag assembly is provided for a spinning fishing reel. The drag assembly includes a collar engaged with a mainshaft of a reel. The collar is fixed to the mainshaft for rotational movement with the mainshaft, but is fixed with respect to a housing against longitudinal movement with the mainshaft. The mainshaft is thereby free to oscillate longitudinally through the collar. A brake mechanism is also provided for selective engagement with the collar. The brake mechanism includes a brake surface. The brake surface makes selective contact with the collar to create a selective frictional force against rotation of the collar, and thereby against rotation of the mainshaft. An adjustment mechanism is also engaged with the brake mechanism. The adjustment mechanism causes more or less force to be applied to the brake mechanism, creating greater or lesser frictional force between the brake surface and the collar.

In an aspect, provided is a fishing reel having a backplate that is mountable to a fishing rod and a spool rotatably mounted to the backplate. The spool has a circumferentially-extending line storage channel configured for storage of fishing line. The fishing reel includes a friction mechanism including at least one rotatable friction surface rotatable with the spool and engageable with a stationary friction surface during rotation of the spool relative to the backplate, and provides an actuator arm that is movable between first and second positions. In the first position, the actuator arm disables the friction mechanism to permit free rotation of the spool relative to the backplate, and in the second position, the actuator arm actuates the friction mechanism to cause frictional engagement between the rotatable friction surface and the stationary friction surface during rotation of the spool in a first rotational direction.

A fishing reel and related method include a housing, a spool, and a brake assembly. The housing includes an external circumferential surface and an internal circumferential surface. The spool is configured to have a length of fishing line wound thereon, and is rotatable relative to the housing about a rotation shaft. The brake assembly is mounted to and rotatable with the spool. The brake assembly includes a plurality of pivotally mounted pawls. The plurality of pawls each include a contact surface arranged facing the internal circumferential surface. Rotation of the fishing reel upon the fishing line being pulled out of the fishing reel when a fish pulls on the fishing line causes a centrifugal force that moves the contact surface of the plurality of pawls into contact with the internal circumferential surface to reduce a rotational speed of the spool relative to the housing.

A fly reel exclusively used for fly fishing is proposed. In the fly reel, a spool having a -shape (bobbin shape) to be able to wind a fishing line thereon is composed of two left and right body sections, the body sections are formed and manufactured using a carbon sheet material, a metallic spool cover having a ring frame shape is integrally coupled to the outer surface of the body section disposed opposite a reel body of the left and right body sections, and a reel body disposed on a first side of the spool and supporting rotation of the spool in cooperation with a shaft member is also divided into a main body covering the first side of the spool and a body cover having a ring frame shape and coupled to the outer surface of the main body.

A fly reel exclusively used for fly fishing is proposed. In the fly reel, a spool having a -shape (bobbin shape) to be able to wind a fishing line thereon is composed of two left and right body sections, the body sections are formed and manufactured using a carbon sheet material, a metallic spool cover having a ring frame shape is integrally coupled to the outer surface of the body section disposed opposite a reel body of the left and right body sections, and a reel body disposed on a first side of the spool and supporting rotation of the spool in cooperation with a shaft member is also divided into a main body covering the first side of the spool and a body cover having a ring frame shape and coupled to the outer surface of the main body.

Provided is a bait casting reel for preventing friction or break of a spool plate and a braking magnet due to contact by deformation of a rotary shaft of a spool or a friction washer, etc., by employing a variable spool plate coupled to be able to move left and right in the longitudinal direction of a spool shaft so that a user can easily and freely adjust a braking force after setting a maximum braking force of a braking magnet without replacing or changing parts, and by enabling a user to perform zero adjustment such that the spool plate and the braking magnet is minimally spaced to set a maximum braking force of the braking magnet by moving the spool plate and the braking magnet in contact with each other when the spool plate is moved the outermost side.

Provided is a bait casting reel for preventing friction or break of a spool plate and a braking magnet due to contact by deformation of a rotary shaft of a spool or a friction washer, etc., by employing a variable spool plate coupled to be able to move left and right in the longitudinal direction of a spool shaft so that a user can easily and freely adjust a braking force after setting a maximum braking force of a braking magnet without replacing or changing parts, and by enabling a user to perform zero adjustment such that the spool plate and the braking magnet is minimally spaced to set a maximum braking force of the braking magnet by moving the spool plate and the braking magnet in contact with each other when the spool plate is moved the outermost side.