IN-LINE REEL AND ROD ASSEMBLY
An improved in-line reel and rod assembly has a reel body mounted to the end of a hollow rod blank with or without a handle mounted between them. The reel body is made up of a reel outer body and a reel inner body, which could be constructed as a unitary structure. The reel outer body holds the spool shaft, drag and drag knob. A spool is removable for quick access to the line and is over-sized for greater line capacity. A disc drag system provides detent micro-adjustment for the angler. The reel inner body is designed to guide the line from the reel spool into the rod blank and io to keep fishing line damage to a minimum when fighting a fish. A larger diameter spool is used to minimize line twist and holds more line. A spring bobber is integrated into the rod blank at its distal end.
1 . An in-line reel and rod assembly comprising:
a hollow rod blank, the hollow rod blank comprising a forward portion and a rearward portion;
a rod handle, the rod handle being disposed about the rearward portion of the hollow rod blank and comprising a rearward portion;
an reel inner body, the reel inner body comprising a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion of the reel inner body being attached to the rearward portion of the rod handle and to the rearward portion of the rod blank; and
a reel outer body, the reel outer body comprising a forward portion that is attached to the rearward portion of the reel inner body.
2 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the reel inner body comprises a generally cylindrical and symmetrically-shaped structure and further comprises an inner line aperture.
3 . The assembly of claim 2 wherein the inner line aperture of the reel inner body comprises an inwardly-tapered rearward line aperture portion, a central line aperture portion and an outwardly-tapered forward line aperture portion.
4 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the rod handle comprises a rearward and centrally-disposed cylindrical aperture and a forward and centrally-disposed cylindrical aperture, the diameter of the rearward aperture being dimensioned to be greater than the diameter of the forward aperture.
5 . The assembly of claim 4 wherein the forward portion of the reel inner body comprises a cylindrically-shaped structure having a diameter that allows the forward portion of the reel inner body to fit into the rearward portion of the rod handle.
6 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the reel outer body further comprises a rearward reel housing.
7 . The assembly of claim 6 wherein the assembly further comprises a reel housing cover and a fastening means.
8 . The assembly of claim 7 wherein the assembly further comprises a spool of line contained within the reel housing and reel housing cover.
9 . The assembly of claim 8 wherein the assembly further comprises a reel handle, a drag mechanism and a drag adjustment knob for detent micro adjustment functionality.
10 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein forward portion of the rod blank further comprises an integrated spring bobber or tip insert.
11 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein the reel inner body and the reel outer body are constructed as a single unitary structure.
12 . An in-line reel and rod assembly that comprises:
an reel inner body, the reel inner body comprising a forward portion, a forward portion aperture and a rearward portion;
an reel outer body, the reel outer body comprising a forward portion that is attached to the rearward portion of the reel inner body; and
a hollow rod blank, the hollow rod blank comprising a rearward portion that is attached to the forward portion aperture of the reel inner body.
13 . The assembly of claim 12 wherein the reel inner body comprises a generally cylindrical and symmetrically-shaped structure and further comprises an inner line aperture and wherein the inner line aperture of the reel inner body comprises an inwardly-tapered rearward line aperture portion, a central line aperture portion and an outwardly-tapered forward line aperture portion.
14 . The assembly of claim 12 further comprising a rod handle, the rod handle being disposed about the rearward portion of the hollow rod blank and wherein the rod handle comprises a rearward and centrally-disposed cylindrical aperture and a forward and centrally-disposed cylindrical aperture, the diameter of the rearward aperture being dimensioned to be greater than the diameter of the forward aperture.
15 . The assembly of claim 14 wherein the forward portion of the reel inner body comprises a cylindrically-shaped structure having a diameter that allows the forward portion of the reel inner body to fit into the rearward portion of the rod handle.
16 . The assembly of claim 12 wherein the reel outer body further comprises a rearward reel housing.
17 . The assembly of claim 16 wherein the assembly further comprises a reel housing cover and a fastening means.
18 . The assembly of claim 17 wherein the assembly further comprises a spool of fishing line contained within the reel housing and reel housing cover.
19 . The assembly of claim 18 wherein the assembly further comprises a reel handle, a drag mechanism and a drag adjustment knob for detent micro adjustment functionality.
20 . The assembly of claim 12 wherein forward portion of the rod blank further comprises an integrated spring bobber or tip insert.
21 . The assembly of claim 12 wherein the reel inner body and the reel outer body are constructed as a single unitary structure.