A rotational friction brake regulated by the rate of change of angular speed is disclosed. The rotational friction brake includes: a first body, a second body rotationally attached to said first body, the second body rotating around a rotational center axis of said second body, and at least one braking arm rotationally attached to said second body in a pivot point. The pivot point is eccentrically offset to said rotational center axis. The at least one braking arm comprises a braking member arranged to frictionally engage a part of said first body. The at least one braking arm has a mass center placed at a distance from said pivot point that is longer than a distance from said pivot point to said rotational center axis. The braking member is arranged to frictionally engage said part of said first body. A fishing reel comprising a rotational friction brake is also disclosed.

A line clip includes a mounting member that is mountable to a spool of the spinning reel and a clip body that is able to clip a fishing line. The clip body has a main body, a first projection, a second projection, and a groove. The main body extends from the mounting member. The first projection projects from the main body. The second projection projects from the main body between the mounting member and the first projection. The groove is formed in a concave shape in the main body between the first projection and the second projection.

A bearing housing structure includes a bearing, a lid part and a supporting part. The bearing rotatably supports spool shaft. The lid part is opposite an end surface of the spool shaft and extends in a direction that intersects the spool shaft. The supporting part houses and supports the bearing and holds the lid part to oppose the end surface of the spool shaft. The supporting part includes a bearing hole and a lid hole, the bearing hole having the bearing inserted thereinto and removed therefrom, and the lid hole has a portion of the lid part inserted thereinto and removed therefrom in a direction intersecting the spool shaft and a direction along the lid part, and the lid part closes an opening of the bearing hole such that the lid part is held by the lid hole of the shaft supporting portion.

Fishing line dispensing apparatuses for loading fishing line onto a reel, can include a base operable to hold a spool of fishing line, a cap detachably associated with at least a portion of the base, and one or more securing elements coupled to the base. The securing elements can be operable to releasably secure the base to a shaft of a fishing rod. The base of a fishing line dispensing apparatus can additionally include a spool retention surface disposed at a bottom end of the base and a sidewall connected to and extending in a substantially orthogonal direction away from the spool retention surface.

A hand-held device for joining fishing line segments of monofilament, fluorocarbon, and/or braid lines of similar or differing sizes or combinations or securing hooks or other components to at least one line. The device includes an encasement for orienting the fishing line segments in a closed chamber in close, non-contacting orientation. A material is injected into the closed chamber to encase the lines. This material can be adhesive material or a flowable polymer material having a melting temperature lower than the line segments to be bonded. A pre-formed, flexible polymer sheath is used to retain the line segments in the chamber. A heater heats the polymer sheath within the encasement to allow the polymer to flow and encase the line segments without melting the line segments. Bonding of the line segments can be achieved without melting, abrading, compressing, or impairing the integrity the line segment(s) to be encased.

A device and method for forming a knot to elongated material is provided. The device includes a body, a central cavity inside the body, a material track along which the elongated material is guided in the device, the material track including opening extending along the material track and open to the central cavity. The device further includes one or more barrier elements for blocking at least part of the opening for preventing the elongated material from escaping from the material track also prevents collapsing/folding of the material to the central cavity via the opening.

A casting reel spooling device includes a base having an upright support arm perpendicularly secured adjacent a first base end. A pair of spool arms are each secured to the support arm and project out over the base. Each spool arm has a spring positioned between a plurality of moveable fishing spool support tumblers. The device is configured to support a plurality of fishing line spools which facilitate fishing line from an individual fishing line spool to be reeled into a given fishing reel into which the respective fishing line is secured.

A device and method are provided for forming a knot to elongated material. The device includes a body, a central cavity inside the body, a material track along which the elongated material is guided in the device, the material track including an opening extending along the material track and open to the central cavity. The device further includes one or more barrier elements for blocking at least part of the opening for preventing the elongated material from escaping from the material track also prevents collapsing/folding of the material to the central cavity via the opening.

A one hand spinning reel system includes a fixed spool and a bail coupled to a trigger switch for opening and optionally closing the bail, and a solid spindle coupled to a motor that is controlled by a motor switch. When the one hand spinning reel system is affixed to a fishing rod, the trigger switch and the motor switch can be operated, and the fishing line can be controlled, using the same hand used to hold the fishing rod and to cast the fishing line.

A winding machine for winding fishing line from a spool onto the reel of a fishing rod is disclosed. The winding machine incorporates a novel spring-loaded tongue that is adapted to provide a light pressure onto the fishing line as it is wound onto the reel thereby preventing backlash. The disclosed winding machine is portable and can be field-deployed on either the wall of a boat or on any other convenient, reasonably flat surface.