A reel seat for fixing a fishing reel comprises a tubular reel seat main body, a floating hood, and an operation knob. The tubular reel seat main body comprises a fixing hood and a hollow portion into which a rod is inserted. The floating hood is movable in an axial direction with respect to the reel seat main body. The operation knob rotates in a peripheral direction to move the floating hood in the axial direction. A finger hooking recess on which a finger of a user is disposed is provided in an upper portion on a front side of the floating hood.

A reel seat for fixing a fishing reel comprises a tubular reel seat main body, a floating hood, and an operation knob. The tubular reel seat main body comprises a fixing hood and a hollow portion into which a rod is inserted. The floating hood is movable in an axial direction with respect to the reel seat main body. The operation knob rotates in a peripheral direction to move the floating hood in the axial direction. A finger hooking recess on which a finger of a user is disposed is provided in an upper portion on a front side of the floating hood.

A reel seat of the present disclosure has a seat body including a reel leg placing portion and a tubular portion formed with an opening hole that a rear end portion of a rod is fitted in and fixed to. The seat body includes a floating hood moving in an axial direction to fix a reel leg on the reel leg placing portion, a nut member fitted in the floating hood to move the floating hood in the axial direction with the floating hood whirl-stopped, and a click mechanism provided in a fitting region between the floating hood and the nut member. The click mechanism includes a recess-and-projection formed on an inner peripheral surface of the nut member and produces click sound, and an arc-shaped recessed portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the floating hood to install a plate spring therein. The plate spring has a top portion engaged with the recess-and-projection.

A reel seat of the present disclosure has a seat body including a reel leg placing portion and a tubular portion formed with an opening hole that a rear end portion of a rod is fitted in and fixed to. The seat body includes a floating hood moving in an axial direction to fix a reel leg on the reel leg placing portion, a nut member fitted in the floating hood to move the floating hood in the axial direction with the floating hood whirl-stopped, and a click mechanism provided in a fitting region between the floating hood and the nut member. The click mechanism includes a recess-and-projection formed on an inner peripheral surface of the nut member and produces click sound, and an arc-shaped recessed portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the floating hood to install a plate spring therein. The plate spring has a top portion engaged with the recess-and-projection.

The present invention provides a reel leg fixing apparatus having a sufficient strength in the coupling between the operation nut and the movable hood while reducing the thickness and the weight of the movable hood efficiently and effectively. In the reel leg fixing apparatus according to the present invention, the movable hood and the operation nut are coupled together when a locking portion bent and provided at an end of the movable hood is engaged with a recess at an end of the operation nut. The movable hood is formed of a prepreg sheet as a fiber-reinforced resin member including reinforcement fibers impregnated with a synthetic resin, and the reinforcement fibers oriented at least in the axial direction extend continuously at least in a coupling between the movable hood and the operation nut.

The present invention provides a reel leg fixing apparatus having a sufficient strength in the coupling between the operation nut and the movable hood while reducing the thickness and the weight of the movable hood efficiently and effectively. In the reel leg fixing apparatus according to the present invention, the movable hood and the operation nut are coupled together when a locking portion bent and provided at an end of the movable hood is engaged with a recess at an end of the operation nut. The movable hood is formed of a prepreg sheet as a fiber-reinforced resin member including reinforcement fibers impregnated with a synthetic resin, and the reinforcement fibers oriented at least in the axial direction extend continuously at least in a coupling between the movable hood and the operation nut.

In some cases, the described reel coupler includes a rod coupler base that couples to a fishing rod, and a reel coupler base that couples to a fishing reel, and that selectively couples to the rod coupler base via a coupling mechanism. In some cases, the coupling mechanism includes a process on either the rod or the reel coupler base, and a corresponding recess in the other of the rod and the reel coupler base, with the process being configured to slidingly mate with the recess. In some cases, the reel coupler includes a lock that is configured to move between a locked position where a first portion of the lock blocks a portion of the process to prevent the process in the recess from sliding out of the recess, and a release position where the lock allows the process to slidingly decouple from the recess. Other implementations are described.

In some cases, the described reel coupler includes a rod coupler base that couples to a fishing rod, and a reel coupler base that couples to a fishing reel, and that selectively couples to the rod coupler base via a coupling mechanism. In some cases, the coupling mechanism includes a process on either the rod or the reel coupler base, and a corresponding recess in the other of the rod and the reel coupler base, with the process being configured to slidingly mate with the recess. In some cases, the reel coupler includes a lock that is configured to move between a locked position where a first portion of the lock blocks a portion of the process to prevent the process in the recess from sliding out of the recess, and a release position where the lock allows the process to slidingly decouple from the recess. Other implementations are described.

A reel seat for use with a fishing rod, the reel seat including a hollow body; a receiving member shaped to receive a foot of a fishing reel; an adjusting mechanism positioned within the hollow body, the adjusting mechanism configured to move the receiving member longitudinally to capture and release the fishing reel; and an actuator that actuates the adjusting mechanism, wherein the actuator is positioned outside of the hollow body.

A reel seat for use with a fishing rod, the reel seat including a hollow body; a receiving member shaped to receive a foot of a fishing reel; an adjusting mechanism positioned within the hollow body, the adjusting mechanism configured to move the receiving member longitudinally to capture and release the fishing reel; and an actuator that actuates the adjusting mechanism, wherein the actuator is positioned outside of the hollow body.