The fishing reel is the part of the fishing gear without which the retrieval of the fishing line would not be possible; the reel as such also uses a spool and an axle for easy operation. Used traditionally in angling, a recreational sport, the fishing reel is most often used together with the fishing rod. However, there are professional reels which are mounted directly to the boat gunwales or transoms. In case you are interested in this kind of information, we should mention that the earliest use of a fishing reel occurred sometime around the year 1190 AD. Actually there is an illustration of the use of this device in a Chinese painting and mentions of this piece of fishing equipment were made in Chinese records beginning about 1195 AD. In America, George Snyder is recognized as the inventor of the fishing reel.

One other fishing reel detail that deserves all the attention is design variety that makes selection pretty difficult sometimes. In time, as fishing developed, fishermen invented different items in the fishing gear, specialized for the different fishing occupations. What makes fishing different? The selection of the fishing reel can be made only after considering the specifics of the activity such as waters, seasons and the fish species hunted.

Have a look at the fishing reel catalogs and you'll be surprised to discover the variety of designs. Worth mentioning for the sake of exemplification are spin cast reels, center-pin reels, bait casting models, fixed-spool types as well as under-spins and so on. Each type of fishing reel has its own characteristics and mode of operating, which you should definitely be familiar with in order to make the best of the fishing experience.

It is also important to know a few things about the mechanisms of fishing reels. When we discuss the technical features both reels and drags are important to analyze. In the direct-drive Fishing reel, the spool and handle are coupled directly; therefore when the handle moves in one direction the spool describes the same movement. In an anti-reverse fishing reel, on the other hand, there is a mechanism which lets the line play out while the handle stays motionless. The drag mechanism puts pressure on the turning spoon to a variable extent. The purpose of the drag mechanism in the fishing reel is to provide the right amount of friction to the line.

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