Fishing reel and appurtenance

Claim 1

In spinning reel structure for use in fishing, the combination which includes; a spool for a fishing line; a rotatable carrier coaxial with said spool for being rotated relatively to said spool; bail and line guide means having first and second pivotal connections with said carrier for said bail and line guide means to be moved about said pivotal connections to casting and line take-in positions with reference to said spool, said bail and line guide means including bail means and line guide means carried with said bail means for guiding a fishing line being taken onto said spool on rotation of said carrier with said bail and line guide means being in said line take-in position; and fishing line brake means comprising finger means having an inner end portion rigidly connected with said bail means for said finger means to move with said bail and line guide means about said pivotal connections, and said finger means projecting in a longitudinally coextending laterally opposing relation with said line guide means and having an outer free end portion comprising pressure applicator means forming a nip with said line guide means laterally from said finger means, said nip being entrant accessibly to a fishing line laterally moved on said bail and line guide means and for said pressure applicator means to press the fishing line against said line guide means in said nip and have the fishing line taken onto said spool on rotation of said carrier while having said bail and line guide means in said line take-in position.